A journey down the Lower Rio Grande through Texas and
Mexico finds a sometimes-waterless river that faces a host of
environmental, agricultural and human problems.
Items by Greg Hanscom
The last issue of the "Imagine a River" series on the Rio
Grande examines how the river has become the "Rio Wimpy," running
out of water twice before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico.
Along New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande, pueblo tribes are
working to bring back the disappearing bosque - the cottonwood
gallery forest that once lined the river, offering habitat, shade
and leafy bounty to a dry landscape.
Rafter and river advocate Steve Harris tries to work with
local farmers to preserve the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
HCN's associate publisher tries to explain why the paper
sometimes prints Writers on the Range columns that readers - and
even staff - find wrong-headed or foolish.
Ed and Betsy Marston are back from teaching journalism in
Berkeley, Calif.; Jay Knight lends HCN a sculpture of a bison by
Tim Shay.
Feedback from readers' surveys; Jon Margolis apologizes
for booboo; the many lives of Mark Matthews.
Activist Connie Harvey celebrates 70th birthday in Aspen,
Colo.; visitors by modem and phone; God leads HCN subscribers;
oops: HCN booboos.
An introduction to this issue's lead story and the next
talks about the need for changes in the Forest Service's fire
policy, especially in the West.
Putting California on HCN's map; visitors; death of
conservationist and musician Paul Todd.
Remember the Alamo (intern updates); 2000 index; hellos
from visitors; goodbye to Janet Kauffman.
January board meeting in Phoenix; Beyond the (political)
revolution; HCN for politicians; new interns Kirsten Bovee and Matt
Jenkins; contradistinguishing cows.
Lora Lucero of the New Mexico chapter of the American
Planning Association talks about the need to balance local,
community control with state guidance in land-use
planning.
Real estate agent and Valencia County Commissioner Alicia
Aguilar talks about the need for planning in the county.
Tome resident Ray Garcia, president of the Historic Tome
Adelino Neighborhood Association, talks about the vision behind his
group.
In his own words, Bob Davey of the Valley Improvement
Association explains the need for the highway and bridge through
Tome, N.M.
When residents of the village of Tome, N.M., challenged
plans for a nearby four-lane highway and bridge to facilitate the
commute from Albuquerque to the suburbs, they took on New Mexico's
huge "sprawl machine" - and won.
Enviros attack INS plans for stadium lights, to halt
illegal immigration in Arizona. Molycorp plans to clean up Questa
mine. Last summer's fire at INEEL. Forest Service wants to log
Santa Fe National Forest; nearby counties they will log if NFS
won't.
Thirty-year anniversary party in Boulder; High Country
history; news, visitors and Suckling's first name.
The refusal of three ranchers to remove cattle from Utah's
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has put the BLM's
ability to manage the monument under the spotlight.
Justice Dept. sues Jarbidge Shovel Brigade; BIA apologizes
to Indians; wise-users sue over Clinton's new monuments; judge
quashes roadless-area lawsuit; Will Stelle leaves National Marine
Fisheries Service.
A sad goodbye to Robert Hayutin; bumper crop of
visitors.
Hot summer brings bears into town; visitors; "Know Thine
Enemy"; Oops and congrats.
This issue's lead is part of a series of HCN stories
intended to create an honest, insightful picture of the Rio Grande
and the varied communities and landscapes it passes through on its
long journey.
Why HCN is writing about meth; good news from HCN's
Writers On The Range and online archives; two HCN parties coming
up: September board meeting in Boise and 30th anniversary in
Boulder.
For the first time ever, the environmental group Forest
Guardians has recommended thinning and prescribed burning in the
dense pine forests on Santa Fe's watershed.
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, until recently
thought to be part of New Mexico's state government, is actually a
federal agency, and could be forced to keep enough water in the
river to protect the endangered silvery minnow.
Paonia, Colo., and HCN; visitors from near and
far.
Utah Rivers Council director Zachary Frankel talks about
his love for rivers and the need to protect them.
Pressure is building for the federal government to send
more of the groundwater in Colorado's San Luis Valley south in the
Rio Grande for New Mexico and Texas.
- Botanists find one of ‘the world’s worst weeds’ spreading in the Boise foothills
- Wildfire kills Klamath fish: ‘Everything that’s in there is dead.’
- A new investigation reveals depth of skewed policing in Siskiyou County
- Record rainfall, bears and French toast at Anchorage’s new city-sanctioned homeless encampment
- Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
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