Results for keyword: Wilderness Legislation
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Wilderness Watch stands firm
by Scott Stouder, Mar 31, 2003 -
Wilderness Watch upholds the law
by George Nickas, Mar 31, 2003 -
States crack down on wildlife cruelty
Westerners are becoming more concerned about incidents of cruelty to wildlife, but laws against such acts remain inconsistent in the region
by Karen Mockler, Mar 17, 2003 -
Pure and simple, wilderness is not
Wilderness has never been as simple a thing as it seems in our dreams, and in these days it’s up to all of us to work together – and often compromise – on legislation.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 03, 2003 -
The wild card
As the Wilderness Act nears its 40th birthday, it takes a new kind of wheeling and dealing to protect wild lands, and there’s no better place to see the new face of the movement than Las Vegas, Nev.
by Matt Jenkins, Mar 03, 2003 -
Silver state gets a little wilder
A new bill designates 450,000 acres of wilderness in Nevada, but makes it easier for Las Vegas to grow by withdrawing other land from wilderness consideration
by Matt Jenkins, Nov 25, 2002 -
Do you want more wilderness? Good luck
Despite growing public support for more wilderness, Congress is unlikely to add any acreage, for a variety of political and even philosophical reasons.
by Jon Margolis, Sep 27, 1999 -
America's Redrock Wilderness
The Utah Wilderness Coalition has reinventoried BLM lands for a proposed wilderness bill that would protect 9.1 million acres, and the beautiful paperbound book "America's Redrock Wilderness" showcases some of those lands.
by Keri Watson, Aug 16, 1999 -
Governor floats a wilderness bill
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has not yet made up its mind on Gov. Mike Leavitt's 1 million-acre wilderness proposal for Utah's West Desert.
by Keri Watson, Jul 05, 1999 -
Does a wilderness bill include a driveway?
Critics say that Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard's Spanish Peaks wilderness bill leaves a road unprotected - a "cherry stem" - that will benefit developer Tom Chapman, who owns a mining claim at the end of it.
by Adam Burke And Greg Hanscom, May 24, 1999
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