Items by Elizabeth Manning

Park may get trashy neighbor
Park officials and environmentalists protest a proposed landfill at Eagle Mountain, Calif., right next to Joshua Tree National Park.
Elizabeth Manning Sept. 29, 1997 From the print edition
After 120 years, the Nez Perce come home
The Nez Perce Indians regain Oregon land lost to them for 120 years, and decide to use it as a wildlife preserve.
Elizabeth Manning Opinion July 7, 1997 From the print edition
'There's a notion that Indians practicing their religionsare less than religious'
In her own words, Lakota Sioux spiritual and cultural leader Charlotte Black Elk discusses the clash between Native and white spirituality at places like Devils Tower.
Elizabeth Manning May 26, 1997 From the print edition
The sacred and profane collide in the West
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.
Chris Smith And Elizabeth Manning May 26, 1997 From the print edition
Tribal force
A new comic book called "Tribal Force" wants to offer positive role models as well as entertainment to young Native Americans.
Elizabeth Manning April 14, 1997 From the print edition
This rancher wants to stay
Rancher Rob Blair in his own words on why he intends to keep raising cattle on the Mojave Preserve.
Elizabeth Manning April 14, 1997 From the print edition
The Mojave National Preserve: 1.4 million acres of contradictions
California's new Mojave National Preserve, touted as "a park for the 21st century," seeks to remain primitive and to avoid alienating the small communities in and around the preserve.
Elizabeth Manning April 14, 1997 From the print edition
A miner turns host
Jerry Freeman, owner of the tiny town of Nipton, Calif., in his own words on why he thinks the preserve will be a good - and profitable - thing.
Elizabeth Manning April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Activist who survived bomb leaves a legacy
Environmental activist Judi Barr, who survived a car bomb on the eve of Redwood Summer in 1990, dies of cancer at home in Willits, Calif.
Elizabeth Manning March 17, 1997 From the print edition
A Chicago bank will try to invigorate Willapa Bay
Chicago's Shorebank Corp. leads in innovative attempts to raise loans and create business development in the Willapa Bay area.
Elizabeth Manning March 17, 1997 From the print edition
Is Hanford back in the bomb business?
The Department of Energy is considering using Hanford's research nuclear reactor to produce tritium for nuclear weapons.
Elizabeth Manning March 3, 1997 From the print edition
The NRA's powder may be getting damp
The National Rifle Association may be losing some of its hunter membership and other moderates as it moves farther to the right.
Elizabeth Manning March 3, 1997 From the print edition
The WLFA: 'Who are these guys?'
The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America packs a lot of clout among hunters and politicians.
Elizabeth Manning March 3, 1997 From the print edition
'I kill them and cook them'
In his own words, Mac Carelli, owner of C&C Meats in Sheridan, Wyo., describes how he deals with bison carcasses.
Elizabeth Manning And Ritchie Doyle Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
'Humane is what's best for humans'
Yellowstone National Park photographer Jim Peaco, in his own words, on the bison slaughter.
Elizabeth Manning Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Silence wins in Colorado
The FAA bans all commercial overflights of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park without much opposition.
Elizabeth Manning Jan. 20, 1997 From the print edition
The West awakes to 'weird' weather
Strange winter weather brings extremes to the West, from 70-degree days in Colorado to floods in Nevada and snows and ice in the Northwest.
Elizabeth Manning Jan. 20, 1997 From the print edition
No name for art
Bruce Hucko's book "Where There is No Name for Art: The Art of Tewa Pueblo Children," celebrates creativity of young Native Americans.
Elizabeth Manning Dec. 9, 1996 From the print edition
Can Madison Avenue tread lightly in the West?
Tread Lightly! tries to rein in reckless ORV advertising that glorifies the vehicles ripping up the land.
Elizabeth Manning Dec. 9, 1996 From the print edition
This machine makes trails ...
Forest Service volunteer Earl Monroe uses a skinny little bulldozer to help build trails on Colorado's Western Slope.
Elizabeth Manning Dec. 9, 1996 From the print edition
Motorheads: The new, noisy, organized force in the West
Well-organized and well-heeled, off-road vehicle users constitute a large and powerful group aiming to stake its claim to the West's public lands.
Elizabeth Manning Dec. 9, 1996 From the print edition
Some big birds come back
Six young condors now in a holding pen in Arizona's Vermilion Cliffs will be the first condors to live on the Colorado Plateau since 1924.
Elizabeth Manning Nov. 25, 1996 From the print edition
Newspaper sues Forest Service
The Eugene Register Guard sues the Forest Service for arresting two journalists at a logging protest at Oregon's Warner Creek.
Elizabeth Manning Nov. 11, 1996 From the print edition
BLM fills a hot job
The BLM appoints Jerry Meredith to manage the newly created, controversial Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.
Elizabeth Manning Nov. 11, 1996 From the print edition
Environmental laws fenced out
A provision in the spending bill allows the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act to be waived for border projects such as fences - which could harm endangered species.
Elizabeth Manning Oct. 28, 1996 From the print edition
Will Idaho voters derail nuclear trains?
Idaho's Proposition 3 would void Gov. Phil Batt's deal to bring some nuclear waste into the state and would require that all such agreements in the future have citizen approval.
Elizabeth Manning Oct. 28, 1996 From the print edition
A green state could return to its roots
Democrats hope to make progress in Oregon at both state and national levels.
Elizabeth Manning Oct. 14, 1996 From the print edition
Skunked Democrats hope to turn the tide
In Washington, Democrats hope to win back the state Legislature that went to Republicans two years ago.
Elizabeth Manning Oct. 14, 1996 From the print edition
Colorado resort shelves ski expansion
The Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado drops its plans to build new ski runs on a neighboring mountain.
Elizabeth Manning Sept. 30, 1996 From the print edition
If they build it, will more come?
A plan to build a visitor's center for Utah's Grand Gulch worries some, who fear more people - including pothunters - will be encouraged to visit the area.
Elizabeth Manning Sept. 30, 1996 From the print edition
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