http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14953 In Sierra Vista, Ariz., a partnership of developers, environmentalists and government agencies is trying to keep the San Pedro River alive, while at the same time allowing for continued growth in this burgeoning Sunbelt city No publisher Tony Davis Sierra Vista Upper San Pedro Partnership sewage treatment recharge plants water conservation Partnership Land Use And Center for Biological Diversity western water use Planning Advisory Committee San Pedro River Communities sustainable yield Rivers Fort H aquifers groundwater pumping 2012-04-25T18:01:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/304/15714 The Air Force wants to close Cannon Air Force Base, but the nearby town of Clovis, N.M., is not ready to let go of its main economic engine No publisher Stephen J. Lyons Communities Communities in Transition Military Bases And Other Lands U.S. military Cannon Air Force Base Clovis New Mexico military bases Air Force bases BRAC base closures Merle Haggard UFO Music Fest Defense Department David Lansford military spending defense budget Gayla Brumfield Gerald Nash Donald Wors Military 2012-03-30T22:38:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15744 The Quivira Coalition is working hard to try to preserve the West’s remaining private ranchlands – but much more needs to be done to protect this invaluable land No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Grazing Ranching grazing private lands public lands open space development wildlife habitat Western communities ranchers Quivira Coalition conservation easements healthy beef movement cattle business 2012-03-08T22:09:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15743 The Quivira Coalition wants to bring peace and prosperity to the West’s public grazing lands, but some critics question whether the collaboration-based group can accomplish its goals No publisher Tony Davis Communities Communities in Transition Advocacy Groups Consensus Grazing Quivira Coalition Courtney White grazing reform range restoration BLM public lands management private ranchlands grazing allotments rest-rotation grazing New Ranch movement Roger and Debbie Bowe Rafter F Ranch real estate values Sierra Club 2012-03-08T21:58:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15783 In Yakima County, Wash., the California-based labor contractor Global Horizons is stirring up controversy among local Latino farmworkers by bringing in hundreds of guest workers from Thailand to pick fruit No publisher Tony Barboza Communities Socio-Economics Immigrant Workers Crops Agriculture farmworkers migrant workers guest workers immigration reform illegal immigration orchards fruit pickers Global Horizons Latino communities Radio KDNA Erasto Garcia H-2A labor contractors Farmworker Justice Fund Bruce Goldstein 2012-03-05T22:53:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15779 As the rapidly growing city of Las Vegas, Nev., schemes to find more water, it reminds those of us who live outside big cities that we also need to rethink the way we use water No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Dams And Water Supply Projects Water irrigation agriculture rainfall drought Colorado River Compact Colorado River Basin growth farming water supply projects agribusiness water conservation 2012-03-05T22:36:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16501 A writer on a river trip through canyon country muses on things like sand, rapids, ruins and time, as well as the joy that comes from being outside in the company of family and friends No publisher Paul Miller Archaeology Ruins Communities Human Beings and Nature Rivers River rafting Paul Miller river guides Colorado River Green River Anasazi Cataract Canyon Teapot Canyon rapids boating Grand Junction Colorado ruins rock art kayaks rafts geology sandstone stargazing Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell friend 2011-12-09T17:58:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16422 A detailed graph sums up the status of the current "takings’ initiative campaigns in six Western states No publisher Ray Ring Communities Land Use and Planning Elections Takings ballot initiatives land use rules planning libertarian movement Private Property Rights Protection Act Arizona HOPE Protect Our Homes Act Anderson Initiative Arizona Initiative 21 California Proposition 90 Private Property Rights Protec 2011-12-08T21:49:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16475 Rural Indian communities such as Colorado’s Ute Mountain Ute Reservation are seeing a disturbing rise in urban-style gangs and gang-related violence No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Communities Communities in Transition Reservations Native Americans American Indians gangs gangsters gangbangers gang members graffiti Ute Mountain Ute Reservation teenage crime violence assaults drive-by shootings Navajo Nation Nez Perce Lance Osborne Fort Hall Reservation police law enf 2011-12-07T23:16:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16519 With uranium prices rising, speculators are looking anew at busted mining towns like Jeffrey City, Wyo., but locals have learned to be skeptical No publisher Samuel Western Nuclear Nuclear Energy Communities Socio-Economics Uranium Uranium mining Jeffrey City Wyoming Uravan Colorado Grants New Mexico boomtowns boom and bust cycles miners uranium mills SXR Uranium One Split Rock Bar and Café Elizabeth Erickson uranium prices Olympic Dam Mine Australia McArthur River 2011-11-30T23:52:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/327/16462 Matt Jenkins visits the annual Combine Demolition Derby in the tiny farming town of Lind, Wash. No publisher Matt Jenkins Communities Western Culture Crops Combine Demolition Derby Lind Washington John Deere International Harvester tractors farm communities rural life agriculture farming equipment Bill Loomis Matt Miller Josh Knodel Dennis Starring Dana Knight Travis Willson Bill Wills Karle 2011-11-21T23:58:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16434 In Blithe Tomato, Mike Madison writes engagingly about working the land on a small farm in California’s Central Valley No publisher Laura Paskus Communities Western Culture Crops Blithe Tomato Mike Madison essays anthologies small farmers farmers markets California gophers tractors lilacs Central Valley Travis Air Force Base native grasses small towns communities rural life autobiography personal experience memoi 2011-11-21T22:33:49Z 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/322/16301 Once in the U.S., immigrants find themselves in a land of contradictions, facing an uncertain welcome, sometimes even from other Latinos No publisher Jonathan Thompson Communities Socio-Economics Communities in Transition Immigrants Illegal immigrants immigration issues Hispanic communities Latinos Chicanos Sylvia Martinez racism prejudice jobs employment opportunities food processing industry human rights Wayne Allard Marilyn Musgrave Immigration and Customs Enforceme 2011-11-11T21:56:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16302 After 16 years of living in the shadows in Pasco, Wash., Wendy and Erendira Santana finally win legal residency No publisher Melissa Hoyos Agriculture Crops Communities Socio-Economics Immigrants Wendy Santana Erendira Santana illegal immigrants undocumented workers undocumented students Latino culture Gabriel Portugal May 1 day without immigrants high school students political involvement Hispanics coyotes border crossing farmworkers 2011-11-11T20:29:30Z News Article