Results for keyword: Recreation
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Sneak fees stalk our public lands
The writer decries the sneaky rider that extended Fee Demo for a decade
by Jeff Milchen, Dec 06, 2004 -
Presidential candidates try to look svelte in blaze orange
The writer is amused by the blaze-orange posturing of both candidates for president
by Ben Long, Oct 04, 2004 -
Lake Powell: When drought becomes opportunity
The writer explores newly revealed canyons as drought dries up parts of Lake Powell
by John Krist, Jun 28, 2004 -
Proposal for Lassie's lumber mill has enviros barking
A plan for a resort development at the old Broughton Lumber mill in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area has some Washington environmentalists worried
by Dan Wilcock, Jun 21, 2004 -
Driver’s ed from a pedestrian’s point of view
The writer says pedestrians have a right to feel road-rage, too
by Alan Kesselheim, Jun 07, 2004 -
Park Service wilderness in disarray
National Park Service wilderness coordinator Jim Walters resigns in frustration over the agency’s neglect of wilderness, after the superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks allows helicopters in wilderness areas
by Matt Jenkins, Feb 16, 2004 -
A moment of truth for user fees
The Recreation Fee Demonstration Program is renewed until January 2006, despite mounting criticism of the program
by Puanani Mench, Jan 19, 2004 -
Snowmaking and drought: a bad combination
Artificial snowmaking at Colorado ski resorts can lead to pollution problems when water is taken from rivers contaminated by heavy metals from mining
by Puanani Mench, Oct 27, 2003 -
In the throat of a black hole
An essay from the author's book, "The Desert Cries," in which he tours Antelope Canyon, where a flood once took the lives of hikers.
by Craig Childs, Jun 10, 2002
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