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In 1832, artist George Catlin came up with the idea of a system of "nation's parks" to preserve human cultures and wildlife and scenery.
by David M. Kennedy,
Oct 26, 2009
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The beautiful Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico is run by a closed corporation that excludes the public, overcharges visitors and now is seeking to profit from development.
by Mike Castinado,
Sep 01, 2009
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein ignored the public when she tried – and failed – to set up a special deal for a privately owned oyster company at California’s Point Reyes National Seashore.
by Dennis Rodoni,
Aug 26, 2009
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Wilderness advocates think Jonathan Jarvis is a good choice to head the National Park Service, but critics say he badly mishandled an oyster farming controversy in California.
by Gary Paul Nabhan,
Jul 29, 2009
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The Environmental Working Group and other organizations have released detailed studies of the West along the lines of Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Report Card.
Also: The economic stimulus package has money for Western national parks and monuments.
by Ray Ring ,
May 04, 2009
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Michael J. Yochim writes the primer on the Yellowstone snowmobile conflict in his admirably balanced Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns over National Park Use.
by Ray Ring ,
Apr 28, 2009
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The National Park Service’s decision to ban lead bullets and lead fishing tackle will protect rare California condors and other creatures, including humans.
by Ted Williams,
Mar 17, 2009
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Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
by Paul Larmer,
Jan 19, 2009
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Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
by Paul Larmer,
Jan 05, 2009
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Ed Quillen has suggestions for how to fix the West by consolidating the federal land agencies and charging people to build in Stupid Zones.
by Ed Quillen,
Dec 22, 2008
