Writers on the Range
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Childhood's end
A writer watches his kids grow up into a world he can never protect them from.
by Auden Schendler, Sep 20, 2012 -
Harness the wind, create a job
The federal government should continue to support wind power with the Production Tax Credit, which provides stability in the industry.
by Kristina Curtis and Matt Patsky, Sep 19, 2012 -
Pondering change in the Great Basin
Paleontology and geology at Summer Lake, an ancient lake bed in Oregon, have shown the Great Basin's history of dramatic change
by Pepper Trail, Sep 17, 2012 -
Does taking our kids into the wild make us dangerous parents?
The author contends there are more dangers at home.
by Alan Kesselheim, Sep 13, 2012 -
Don't look for the frontier in Alaska
Tourism, sprawl and energy development have made Alaska less wild; now climate change is also altering the North
by Tim Lydon, Sep 13, 2012 -
Giving names to smoke and fire
Why do we name fires?
by Jaime O'Neill , Sep 06, 2012 -
Taking my chances in grizzly country
Meeting wilderness on its own terms, without bear spray
by Charles Finn, Sep 05, 2012 -
Don't ever forget Cecil Garland
Remembering the quiet activist who fought hard to preserve Montana's 240,000-acre Scapegoat wilderness
by Gabriel Furshong, Sep 04, 2012 -
A once-proud conservation group has lost its way
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is waging war against wolves -- and alienating its supporters.
by Dave Stalling, Aug 30, 2012 -
Start a wildfire, go to jail - or worse
Arsonists who start wildland fires face stiffer penalties than ever.
by John N. Maclean, Aug 30, 2012
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