http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/the-blm-fights-for-the-southwest2019s-last-free-flowing-river A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona. No publisher Tony Davis Sierra Vista Tribute project aquifer pumping water rights San Pedro River Bureau of Land Management groundwater pumping Cochise County aquifers groundwater 2013-02-28T22:38:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.7/a-mexican-rancher-struggles-to-shift-from-cattle-to-conservation In Northwest Mexico, rancher Carlos Robles Elías works hard to make his Rancho El Aribabi into an oasis of biodiversity, despite the challenges of a sagging economy and rampant drug cartel violence. No publisher Tony Davis Río Cocóspera Rancho El Aribabi ranchers Carlos Robles Elías Northwest Mexico landscape and ecology Mexico-U.S. border jaguars biodiversity birdwatching groups drug cartel violence Mexican environmental movement Mexican conservationists ecotourism undocumented immigrants 2012-05-07T13:57:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.7/a-mexican-rancher-struggles-to-shift-from-cattle-to-conservation/how-conservation-works-south-of-the-border Maps, photos and text describe some of the federal and private, nonprofit work in Northwest Mexico to preserve imperiled landscapes and a rich diversity of plants and animals. No publisher Ray Ring, Tony Davis and Talli Nauman Río Cocóspera Mexican gray wolf Rancho El Aribabi Tarahumara Indians CONANP ranchers Mexican bison restoration Northern Jaguar Reserve Carlos Robles Elías Northwest Mexico landscape and ecology Copper Canyon Mexico-U.S. border jaguars biodiversity Valer and Josiah Austin Mexican environmental movement Mexican conservationists Mexican federal conservation system cross-border conservation work ecotourism Mexican environmental groups 2012-04-29T21:14:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/100/3116 A contrast between two attempts at consensus shows Oregon ranchers willing to work at compromise while their New Mexican counterparts "just say no" to any change. No publisher Tony Davis 2011-03-03T20:04:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/hardrock-mining-showdown In southern Arizona, the Forest Service is debating whether to defy the 1872 Mining Law and stop a controversial copper mine. No publisher Tony Davis BLM 1872 Mining Law Rosemont copper mine anti-mining activists Tom Vilsack Coronado National Forest Forest Service Jeff Cornoyer John Leshy FLPMA hardrock mining 2011-02-03T16:09:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/curious-about-the-human-condition A conversation with Western writer Philip Fradkin. No publisher Tony Davis 2010-09-21T20:25:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.22/firebrand-ways Longtime activist Kieran Suckling talks about the Center for Biological Diversity. No publisher Tony Davis Mexican wolf reintroduction Earth First! Rendezvous Peter Galvin Fish and Wildlife Service conservation groups Center for Biological Diversity environmental lawsuits Kieran Suckling 2010-02-05T09:58:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.2/non-navigable-river-blues An obscure legal ruling muddied U.S. water-protection standards, leaving Western intermittent streams and rivers unprotected. No publisher Tony Davis Heather Wylie Rapanos v. United States Army Corps of Engineers L.A. River Intermittent streams Clean Water Act Santa Cruz River Western rivers Developers 2010-02-05T09:19:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.21/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. No publisher Tony Davis Southern California growth Riverkeeper II Fish kills Water supply California Coastal Commission Water shortages Desalination Drought Power plants 2010-02-05T08:32:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/346/17001 The Verde River is one of Arizona’s last free-flowing stream, but environmental and local activists fear an ambitious planned pipeline, designed to bring groundwater to the growing Prescott area, will end up sucking the river dry No publisher Tony Davis development Prescott Valley Verde River population increase wildlife habitat M Big Chino sub-basin birdwatchers water supply Water Arizona growth Land use and planning Clarkdale Prescott pipeline drought groundwater pumping Doug Von Gausig aquifers proposed Prescott 2010-08-06T20:12:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/335/16702 Chris Wallace’s refusal to pay daily user fees on Arizona’s Mount Lemmon led to a courtroom decision that has thrown the entire future of the federal recreational fee program into doubt No publisher Tony Davis Recreation trailhead parking National Forest Chris Wallace Judge Charles Pyle Recreational Fee D Fee demo program hikers Church budget Larry Raley federal funding Unitarian campground Coronado Forest Service maintenance National Forest Service Congress parking fees user fees 2010-09-09T21:20:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16478 Golf – the game that brought grass to the desert – appears to have hit a rough patch in the West No publisher Tony Davis Recreation Sports Other Water Groundwater Desert Land Use, Planning Golf Sycamore Canyon development Tucson Arizona Sunbelt communities golf courses recreation sports demographics baby boomers retirees Bob Thomas Southern California Golf Association National Golf Foundation Donald Trump greens fees fairway Deserts 2011-12-07T23:30:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16383 The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has been removed from the endangered species list, but Tucson area leaders say they plan to continue the desert conservation efforts put in place to help the very rare bird No publisher Tony Davis Threatened and Endangered Species Communities Land Use Planning Deserts Ecosystems Birds Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl Tortolita Preserve Tucson Arizona saguaro palo verde Tortolita Mountains U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marana Mike Reuwsaat Ed Taczanowsky Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association Jenny Neeley Defenders of Wildl 2011-11-12T23:01:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16176 Misinformation and exaggeration abound in the debate over the Endangered Species Act’s critical habitat provisions No publisher Tony Davis and Greg Hanscom Threatened and Endangered Endangered Species Act critical habitat Richard Pombo Brian Kennedy House Resources Committee San Joaquin kit fox northern spotted owl Tony Davis Kathie Durbin Steven Webster Florida manatee Florida Marine Contractors Association 1899 Rivers a 2011-12-15T16:58:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16174 A working group of 23 experts convened by the nonprofit Keystone Center could not reach consensus over how to reform the Endangered Species Act’s critical habitat provisions No publisher Tony Davis Politics Congress Threatened and Endangered Endangered Species Act critical habitat Richard Pombo Keystone Center John Kostyack National Wildlife Federation House Resources Committee consensus Bob Irvin Defenders of Wildlife Sean Skaggs Bush administration Bush environmental policy Jam 2011-12-15T16:46:01Z News Article