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Utah ferrets out reintroduction plan
Biologists hope to release 45 black-footed ferrets in northeastern Utah.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Slipping through BLM cracks
A whistle blower reveals that stray bombs hit public lands in Nevada.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Salmon need to swim
Barging fish around hydroelectric dams doesn't work according to a review panel.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Ill wind at Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 suffers an oxygen leak.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Hopi-Navajo settlement runs aground
A ranch withdrawn from sale by Babbitt family members affects settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute.
by Mary Tolan, Feb 08, 1993 -
For the fish
Wyoming dam operations have been altered at the Flaming Gorge Dam to help native fish recovery.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Landowners turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Several lawsuits say the government should compensate for land devalued in "takings" cases.
by Florence Williams, Feb 08, 1993 -
The new Secretary of the Interior - Bruce Babbitt
Introduction to : Babbitt in his own words
by Ed Marston, Jan 25, 1993 -
Nevada's water future
Public forums discussing the seven year drought will be hosted by the Nevada Water Resources Association.
by Staff, Jan 25, 1993 -
Babbitt's domain: 1.9 billion acres
Several Interior Department agencies are profiled, including the Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the BLM, the Bureau of Reclamation and many others.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 25, 1993 -
A tracker's guide
A review of "Tracking and the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Track and Sign', by Paul Rezendes.
by Florence Williams, Jan 25, 1993 -
Mountain outposts of empire
A review of Tom Wolf's "Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains."
by Ed Quillen, Jun 24, 1996 -
Still stealing trees
A report, "Unindicted Co-Conspirator," says that since the Forest Service disbanded its special timber-theft task force last year, investigations of large-scale timber stealing have ground to a halt.
by Staff, Jun 24, 1996 -
Living with wildlife
The Colorado Division of Wildlife's guide, "Developing With Wildlife in Mind," hopes to educate people about the possible conflicts with wildlife in suburbia.
by Staff, Jun 24, 1996 -
Making history on the prairie
The Prairie Plains Resource Institute in Nebraska seeks to preserve and celebrate the prairie.
by Staff, Jun 24, 1996 -
Can the silence be unbroken?
Transportation Secretary Federico Peûa proposes a ban on commercial scenic overflights in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park.
by Staff, Jun 24, 1996 -
It's the pits
Summo USA Corp. plans to mine 34 million pounds of copper each year for 10 years in the Lisbon Valley southeast of Moab, Utah.
by Staff, Jun 24, 1996 -
Lessons of Lewis and Clark
Daniel Botkin's book, "Our Natural History: the Lessons of Lewis and Clark," describes the Western wilderness the explorers saw in 1804-1806 and compares it to the West of today.
by C. L. Rawlins, Jun 24, 1996 -
Development plan breaks consensus on grizzlies
A pact between Plum Creek Timber Co., Montana state and federal agencies, to preserve some land for grizzlies falters when Plum Creek decides to sell some of the land to developers.
by Mark Matthews, Jun 24, 1996 -
Pact promises cleaner canyon air
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission issues an ambitious proposed air-quality cleanup blueprint for the Colorado Plateau.
by James Bishop Jr., Jun 24, 1996
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