http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/is-there-a-way-through-the-wests-bitter-wild-horse-wars Activists push compromise as the controversial federal mustang management program reaches a breaking point, with more horses in captivity than roam the range. No publisher Dave Philipps wild horses ranchers mustangs PZP BLM Wild Horse and Burro program invasive species Dave Philipps 2012-11-19T16:30:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/conservation-agreements-try-to-head-off-endangered-species-listings Candidate conservation agreements try to keep rare species, like Colorado's Gunnison sage grouse, off the endangered species list, or at least healthy enough to lessen the restrictions that come with listing. No publisher Joshua Zaffos BLM WildEarth Guardians ranchers private land conservation species recovery critical habitat farmers Center for Biological Diversity U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dunes sagebrush lizard rare birds greater sage grouse Endangered Species Act Candidate conservation agreements imperiled species candidate conservation agreements with assurances southern Idaho ground squirrel Gunnison sage grouse sage grouse leks 2012-06-01T14:44:32Z 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/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/wotr/let-the-epa-finish-its-work-in-pavillion-wyoming The gas industry and its political partners are going to great lengths to try to derail and discredit an EPA report that blames Pavillion, Wyoming’s polluted water on hydraulic fracking. No publisher John Fenton groundwater pollution ranchers fracking chemicals Wyoming fracking hydraulic fracturing Pavillion drinking water oil and gas industry water pollution toxic chemicals EPA 2012-01-25T16:55:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/detente-in-the-rancher-v.-environmentalist-grazing-wars Buying out grazing permits from willing ranchers could help solve conflicts over grazing on public lands. No publisher Jodi Peterson Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility rural economy ranchers John Barrasso National Environmental Policy Act public lands grazing Forest Service Brian Ertz Bureau of Land Management Grazing allotments buying out grazing permits Bush environmental policy Public Lands Council John Horning WildEarth Guardians cattle grazing sheep grazing livestock grazing Grazing Improvement Act federal lands management grazing lawsuits Western Watersheds Project Obama environmental policy agriculture legislative gridlock grazing laws rural communities Endangered Species Act Omnibus Public Lands Management Act Rep. Adam Smith bighorn sheep sheepherders grazing wars 112th Congress overgrazing Rural Economic Vitalization Act range improvements 2012-01-29T18:08:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/resolutions-for-living-smarter-in-2012 We could all live healthier, more fulfilling and sustainable lives if we would try to do more with less. No publisher Linda Hasselstrom frugality car maintenance thrift stores barter system ranchers farmers organic produce climate change recycling doing without local foods New Year’s resolutions grass-fed meat environmental awareness global warming healthy eating sustainable living secondhand clothing lifestyle changes 2012-01-11T15:15:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16194 The crumbling remains of a man named J. Thomas have a story to tell about life and death in the northern Colorado in the 1870s No publisher Laura Pritchett Western History Western Culture Laura Pritchett mothers and daughters Western history Old West cemeteries graves burial places human remains ranch life northern Colorado death last words Bingham Hill Cemetery cowboys ranchers skeletons 2011-12-15T17:54:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16178 The federal Energy Department and the state of Wyoming have challenged Montana’s plan to establish pollution controls for coalbed methane wells No publisher Sarah Gilman Water Pollution Oil and Gas Coalbed methane wastewater Marge West ranchers water pollution Powder River Basin oil and gas industry drilling gas wells pumping Richard Opper Montana Department of Environmental Quality Montana Board of Environmental Review Department of En 2011-12-15T17:24:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.21/land-trusts-thrive-despite-and-because-of-the-great-recession The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements. No publisher Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr Blackfoot Challenge ranchers farmers conservation easements demographics Land trusts housing development recession sprawl and development open lands protection public-private land conservation land preservation real estate bust working landscapes 2011-12-14T15:38:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16531 Dirk Kempthorne and luxury RVs; The Farmer Wants a Wife, maybe; no rules (or bras) at Sturgis; look before you pee; hard-working Washington pot-growers; Arizona’s biggest marijuana farm; with defense lawyers like this one, who needs a prosecutor?; and big bird with a bad grip No publisher Betsy Marston Humor Western odd news Dirk Kempthorne luxury RVs Inspire Allure Intrigue Country Coach Inc. Jay Howard national parks American Idol The Farmer Wants a Wife reality shows Central Valley California ranchers farmers sheepherders Richard Je 2011-11-30T19:45:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16489 A rancher recounts how oil drilling destroyed her rural lifestyle and forced her and her husband to sell their western Colorado ranch No publisher Rosemary Bilchak Oil and Gas Rosemary Bilchak oil and gas drilling energy companies ranchers mineral rights property rights Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission petroleum companies BLM well pads unitization methane pollution surface-use agreement landowners gas 2011-11-30T17:10:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/thanks-to-obama-cattlemen-lose-out Proposed rule changes that would have made it easier for small-scale ranchers to compete with giant meatpacking corporations just went down in flames. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn factory farms family farms JBS USDA ranchers rural life CAFOs small farmers cow-calf operations corporate power Tom Vilsack Cargill Environmental Protection Agency Obama agriculture policy Tyson Mike Callicrate Big Four meatpackers National Beef 2011-11-22T22:42:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/chronicles-of-the-cowboy-candidate-a-review-of-theodore-roosevelt-in-the-badlands In his thorough history, Roger Di Silvestro delves deep into the early life of the future president, particularly his discovery of the West. No publisher Martin Connelly Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands ranchers Western history 19th century West Roger Di Silvestro American presidents nonfiction biography 2011-10-12T16:43:48Z News Article