North Fork, Calif., and other struggling timber towns
resent the fact that the Framework places survival of the owl above
survival of the logging industry.
Items by Chris Smith
The growing desire of Native Americans to protect their
sacred sites in the West leads to sometimes acrimonious debate over
public access, the First Amendment and the definition of sacred
places.
People burning old industrial-gauge wire in the Utah
desert to get at the raw copper left to sell are breaking the law
and creating a serious health hazard, BLM officials warn.
The BLM is bracing itself for the expected arrival of a
million visitors who plan to visit Wyoming's portion of the
150-year-old Mormon Pioneer Trail this spring and summer.
A Utah County's decision to permit helicopter skiing on a
private ranch raises opposition from residents and backcountry
skiers.
River guides and outfitters protest new drug-testing
requirements begun in Grand Canyon National Park and soon to come
to Utah's Canyonlands and Dinosaur National Monument.
Oakley, Utah adopts a development code with a "right to
farm provision" in an attempt to preserve its rural way of
life.
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