http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-forest-service-fights-placer-mining-with-an-obscure-law A little-known 1955 law gives the Forest Service a way to shut down placer mining claims along some Western rivers. No publisher Marshall Swearingen North Fork Clearwater River placer mining Forest Service Gold Idaho 2013-05-01T15:30:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-latest-a-cautious-cave-re-opening After closing all Western caves to protect bats from deadly white-nose syndrome, the Forest Service re-opens certain caves No publisher Sarah Jane Keller white-nose syndrome Caving bats Forest Service 2013-04-26T22:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/watching-land-swaps-in-idaho-and-the-west Federal land exchanges have come under increased scrutiny over the past decade, both from citizen activists and the Government Accountability Office. No publisher Neil LaRubbio Land developers Western Lands Project Lochsa land swap Tim Blixseth BLM Land swaps Western Pacific Timber Forest Service Public-private land exchanges Government Accountability Office Janine Blaeloch 2012-09-12T15:36:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.12/smokey-bear-from-cute-to-buff-and-in-between Smokey Bear’s many image changes over the years reflect the Forest Service’s changing attitudes toward wildfire. No publisher Jodi Peterson Wildfire Smokey Bear Firefighting Smokey Bear history Fire prevention Forest management Forest Service Let it burn 2012-07-17T15:24:58Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/western-legislatures-grab-for-control-of-public-lands Some Western states are rekindling the Sagebrush Rebellion and demanding ownership of federal lands -- but it's not just about local control. No publisher Jodi Peterson Western Oil and Gas Conservation Commissions extractive industries land-transfer bills energy industry oil and gas leases state control of public lands BLM selling off federal lands Arizona Legislature public land access Forest Service Sagebrush Rebellion ALEC 2012-05-16T15:19:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/selling-whats-priceless-is-the-nuttiest-idea-of-all Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners. No publisher Jeff Welsch Cliff Stearns land Denny Rehberg national parks Republican Party BLM Utah Legislature Forest Service Public lands states’ rights Tea Party Sagebrush Rebellion federally owned lands 2012-05-10T19:46:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/wolf-management-in-idaho-is-not-ready-for-prime-time The controversy that flared when a trapper posted a photo of himself with a dying wolf proves that Idaho and other Western states are incapable of managing wolves without the help of the Endangered Species Act. No publisher Michael J. Robinson Idaho wolf management viral photos wildlife management Wolf trapping wolves in Northern Rockies Forest Service predators Endangered Species Act wolf effects on ecosystem Idaho Department of Fish and Game wolf reintroduction 2012-04-24T19:16:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/when-wolf-trapping-goes-viral When a trapper posted photos of himself with a dying wolf on Facebook, the resulting angry, hate-filled uproar on the Internet accomplished nothing useful. No publisher Erin Zwiener animal-rights movement Idaho wolf management wildlife management hunters Internet controversies Forest Service Wolf trapping Footloose Montana Facebook trappers political rhetoric anti-wolf activists pro-life movement political extremists 2012-04-24T19:18:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/face-it-all-forests-are-sluts If an allegedly untouched piece of woodland is "virgin forest," what does that make a forest that’s been logged or burnt or otherwise used by humans over the years? No publisher Sharon Friedman botany lodgepole pine logging sexist language virgin forests Forests forestry national forests Forest Service timber industry climate change forest fires clear-cuts human use of forests 2012-04-13T14:40:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/dead-man-working When Robert Palmer began crusading for better medical care on the firelines in memory of his brother, he realized -- as many reformers do -- that one of the problems lies in the risk-accepting culture of firefighting and other outdoor occupations. No publisher Neil LaRubbio EMTs firefighter deaths oil rig injuries construction accidents Rob Palmer wildfires ADHD work risks worker recklessness alcohol on the job risky jobs Andy Palmer outdoor work forest fires Forest Service firefighting accidents meth abuse 2012-04-11T16:18:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/304/15723 District Ranger Bill Perry, who led the effort to help restore endangered black-footed ferrets, is leaving South Dakota’s Buffalo Gap National Grassland for a job in Washington, D.C. No publisher Tom Domek Forests Forest Service Threatened And Endangered Species Bill Perry Wall District ranger Buffalo Gap National Grassland black-footed ferrets Endangered Species Act endangered species reintroduction Mike Rounds Heather Moriah Sierra Club wildlife management prairie dogs 2012-03-30T22:34:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15513 Forest Service insiders say President Bush’s Council on Environmental Quality has added new corporate-style rules to the agency’s forest-planning program No publisher Greg Hanscom National Forest Service Forest Service Dale Bosworth Mike Dombeck forest management plans Bush administration Bush environmental policy James Connaughton President’s Council on Environmental Quality The Wilderness Society Mike Anderson Margaret Hartzell Environmental 2012-03-30T22:32:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15502 If the folks who run the Forest Service listened to the wisdom of their people on the ground, disasters like the Biscuit Fire logging project would be less likely to occur No publisher Paul Larmer National Forest Service Salvage logging Biscuit fire Mark Rey forest management fire planning forest health forest fires national forests Forest Service Bush administration Bush environmental policy 2012-03-30T19:05:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.5/scars-of-an-unfinished-ski-area The proposed Bitterroot ski resort in Montana remains unfinished, entangled in financial and environmental problems. No publisher Neil LaRubbio Lolo Peak proposed Bitterroot ski resort Tom Maclay Forest Service developers 2012-03-14T20:04:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15749 California Coastal Commission rejects 36 oil and gas leases; EPA proposes two-stage regulation for radiation exposure at Yucca Mountain; developer’s attorneys have to pay legal fees in lawsuit against environmentalist; wannabe border patrol volunteer lose No publisher Matt Jenkins Offshore oil drilling oil and gas leases California Coastal Commission drill rigs Interior Department Environmental Protection Agency Yucca Mountain radiation exposure standards Irving Okovita SLAPP suits Forest Service Big Bear Lake Californi 2012-03-08T22:20:02Z News Article