Dear HCN, I was disturbed and dismayed by your recent article about retired forest supervisor Jim Nelson (HCN, 12/21/98). I have never met Mr. Nelson and know him only by his reputation. I believe him to be a man of courage and vision, with a land ethic fully the equal of that possessed by two […]
Dennis Baird
Posted inJune 24, 1996: Catron County's politics heat up as its land goes bankrupt
Consensus breaks out in Idaho
Dear HCN, Your May 13 special issue on Westerners talking together was timely and thought-provoking. Two such efforts are under way on north-central Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest. It’s too soon to know if they will be a success, but it is worth noting that the Forest Service has been an honest and energetic proponent. The […]