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Score one for local control
In Colorado, a bill to gut state law 1041, which allows local communities to have strict land-use regulations, is pulled from consideration in the House.
by Jenny Emery, Mar 18, 1996 -
Grizzlies forego their snooze
In Montana's Glacier National Park, young grizzlies have begun to eschew hibernation and prowl the park in winter, pilfering the kills of wolves and mountain lions.
by Mark Matthews, Mar 18, 1996 -
Greenbacks shape campaigns
Idaho Rep. Helen Chenoweth is accused of misusing money; Utah's Enid Waldholtz will retire; Colorado Democrats are divided over ethics of accepting PAC money; in Oregon Peter DeFazio drops out of race to replace Mark Hatfield.
by Heather Abel, Mar 18, 1996 -
Is it fix or nix for the salvage rider?
Campaign politics and the prospect of summer protests are pushing President Clinton and Congress toward dismantling or changing the salvage logging rider.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 18, 1996 -
Dear Friends
Spring interns Michelle McClellan and Bill Taylor, small world department.
by Betsy Marston, Mar 18, 1996 -
Heard around the West
Lost in the West, including Sacajawea, Bureau of Indian Affairs money; extra acres of public land appearing; busted for nude sunbathing in Spokane; computer sculpture courtesy of DIA; Helen Chenoweth on new species; Columbia Falls finally gets waterfall.
by Lisa Jones, Mar 18, 1996 -
Monoculture meets its match in North Dakota
John Gardner represents a new breed of agricultural "specialized generalists" who want to help Dakota farmers reclaim the food system.
by Ed Marston, Mar 18, 1996 -
'It's great to ask geeks for advice'
Montana State University's new manufacturing extension center helps entrepreneurs such as backpack designer Dana Gleason of Dana Design.
by Florence Williams, Mar 18, 1996 -
Montana's outback goes on-line
Montana State University turns to "electronic extension" to meet the information needs of the state's widely scattered population.
by Florence Williams, Mar 18, 1996 -
My God! Healthy trees!
Extension foresters in Idaho help the sisters of St. Gertrude's Monastery manage their forests in a way that balances economics with ecology and spirituality.
by Stephen J. Lyons, Mar 18, 1996 -
Taking a stand for New Mexico's small farmers
In his own words, extension agent Edmund Gomez describes how the Rural Agriculture Improvement Project seeks to help New Mexico's poor farmers.
by Lisa Jones, Mar 18, 1996 -
Helping a busted mining town back to its feet
Extension agent Barb Andreozzi offers creative ideas and practical assistance to help Anaconda, Mont., prosper again.
by Florence Williams, Mar 18, 1996 -
Talking ranching through its bleakest hour
Hudson Glimp of the University of Nevada's College of Agriculture seeks to create "sustainable agreement" in public-lands grazing.
by Donica Harrington And Jon Christensen, Mar 18, 1996 -
Playing politics or helping the range?
New Mexico State's Range Improvement Task Force has often been accused of being a front for the livestock industry.
by Tony Davis, Mar 18, 1996 -
What is cooperative extension?
Description of what the West's extension agents do.
by Lisa Jones, Mar 18, 1996 -
What does the West need to know?
In a changing West, the land-grant universities' cooperative extension programs must rethink their mission.
by Lisa Jones, Mar 18, 1996 -
Nuclear waste deal challenged
Idaho State Sen. Clint Stennett accuses Gov. Phil Batt of abusing executive power by signing a nuclear waste deal with the federal government.
by Anders Halverson, Mar 04, 1996 -
DIA's skies aren't friendly
Citizens About Airport Noise, Environment and Safety protest Denver International Airport.
by Dustin Solberg, Mar 04, 1996 -
Flooding: Whose fault?
Environmentalists say manmade causes such as logging and road-building contributed to flooding and landslides in the Northwest during a wet winter.
by Elizabeth Manning, Mar 04, 1996 -
Sportsmen sue to remove prison
Tom Huerkamp and Bob Morris plan to sue the State of Colorado for illegally building a prison in a state wildlife area.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 04, 1996
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