Items by Cosmo Garvin

Old-growth trees to fall in the Sierra
In California, the Forest Service abandons the collaborative Sierra Nevada Framework in favor of a new management plan that cuts big trees
Cosmo Garvin March 1, 2004 From the print edition
Clearing the air
California farmers have long been exempt from the Clean Air Act, but that may change, as legislators and activists tackle the health and environmental problems linked to agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley
Cosmo Garvin Oct. 13, 2003 From the print edition
Agriculture exacts a price in the High Sierra
Scientists think pesticides may be killing frogs in California’s Sierra Nevada
Cosmo Garvin May 26, 2003 From the print edition
Farmers band together to stave off sprawl
In California’s Central Valley, farmers are working together to create "farmland security perimeters" to protect their land from development.
Cosmo Garvin Dec. 9, 2002 From the print edition
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