Wolves have recovered, and it’s time for more rational management
Mike Medberry
Posted inJune 9, 2003: How we see the West
Ground Zero
A near miss in the Craters of the Moon puts the fight for the land into perspective
Posted inNovember 8, 1999: A new road for the public lands
ORVs run wild and free in Utah
Note: This article is a sidebar to this issue’s feature story. Buffed-up and bristling with rock-banging, wall-climbing extras, the 1999 Grand Cherokee Jeep Laredo with all the bells and winches will set you back a cool $34,000. And you may need the power of a Grand Cherokee to conquer the Moab, Utah, trail dubbed the […]
Posted inDecember 21, 1998: Grand Canyon Gridlock
The last living Democrat in Idaho lays it on the line
Cecil Andrus writes the way he governed – in a brisk, plain-spoken style. His autobiography, Cecil Andrus: Politics Western Style, is as much a survival guide for Western Democrats and conservationists in hostile terrain as it is the story of his political life. How did Andrus, a former logger and an outspoken Democrat, survive 27 […]
Posted inApril 13, 1998: Oil clashes with elk in the Book Cliffs
Idaho’s racists give us a choice
Dear HCN, Stephen Lyons told us in the last issue that he left hate-filled Idaho for the more progressive state of Washington (HCN, 3/16/98). Since I made that same move last autumn, here’s my response to his essay: Dear Stephen, Welcome to Washington! You’ll find excellent coffee, happy diversity and easy access to recycling. Enjoy […]
Posted inOctober 16, 1995: In the heart of the New West, the sheep win one
Who knows best: grassroots or foundations?
The symbolism and coincidences were heavy. The day after Labor Day, the National Audubon Society fired the staff of the Endangered Species Coalition – the group created by the environmental movement to protect the Endangered Species Act from Congress. And as if it were waiting for the firings, three days after former Indiana Congressman Jim […]
Posted inMay 27, 1985: Wilderness: It ain't what you think
Idaho’s River of No Return Wilderness: Jetboats, planes are the rule here
Holes within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness mean heavily used exceptions to the Wilderness Act. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/17.10/download-entire-issue This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Idaho’s River of No Return Wilderness: Jetboats, planes are the rule here.