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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Results for keyword: Rivers
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A flood of admirers
by Joshua Zaffos Jul 16, 2008 02:30 PMIn the anthology The River We Carry With Us, writers and poets celebrate the enduring beauty of Montana's Clark Fork River and grapple with the environmental problems facing it.
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Riparian restoration guru
by James R. Kristofic Jul 03, 2008 12:00 PMBill Zeedyk lets the water do the work
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When choosing a house, think past a lifetime
by Alan Kesselheim Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMAlan Kesselheim says Westerners should not be shocked when a house built in a floodplain eventually falls victim to a flood.
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Utah plans to join the Wild and Scenic Rivers System
by Abbie Rodriguez Jul 11, 2007 12:00 PMUtah and Nevada are the only Western states without federally-designated "Wild and Scenic" rivers.
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Rivers of our discontent: Montana puts limits on national Trout Unlimited
by Pat Munday Apr 16, 2007 12:00 PMWhen national Trout Unlimited tried to get its Montana branch to stay out of state stream-access issues, the Montanans rebelled dramatically, much to Pat Munday’s delight.
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Harvesting the sky
by Cristina Opdahl Jul 16, 2008 03:31 PMThirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting systems.
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When wealthy landowners and locals collide
by Jack Wright Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMJack Wright thinks Montanans are over-reacting to stream-access issues; after all, from the point of view of a fish, it’s a good thing when a rich man restores a stream, even if he locks out trespassers.
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Grassroots activists battle a national environmental group
by Pat Munday Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMWhen national Trout Unlimited tried to get its Montana branch to stay out of state stream-access issues, the Montanans rebelled dramatically, much to Pat Munday’s delight.
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Stream leases languish
by Matt Jenkins Jul 16, 2008 03:29 PMEfforts to privatize instream-flow protection – to keep enough water in rivers and streams to sustain their ecological functions – face tough going in the West.
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Somewhere up the crazy river
by Jim Dean Nov 27, 2006 01:00 PMIn Upstream: Sons, Fathers, and Rivers, Robin Carey recounts a kayak journey up the Klamath River that he made with his son, Dev, and on the way explores the Careys’ troubled family history
