District Ranger Melissa Blackwell cites her career as proof that the Forest Service is dropping gender barriers and shifting priorities. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Agency inches toward diversity.
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Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
Hail to the Chief
A profile of Jack Ward Thomas, new chief of the Forest Service. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Hail to the Chief.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte wants to transform its Superfund mine cleanup into a tourist attraction. (To read the full text, click on the “View a PDF from the original” link below, or download this HCN issue in PDF format.) This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Butte, Montana, seeks a new life.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
The decline and fall of salmon
Logging, hydropower and fishing contribute to the decline of salmon in Oregon waters. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The decline and fall of salmon.
Posted inNovember 1, 1993: Sunbelt confrontation
Sunbelt confrontation
Will Albuquerque roll over itspast to reach its future?
Posted inOctober 18, 1993: A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?
A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?
A community mobilizes to regain a lost Mexican land grant. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?.
Posted inOctober 4, 1993: Mining reform: Searching for common ground
Mining reform: Searching for common ground
Gold miner John Livermore, and Sierra Club mining expert Glenn Miller join forces to find a solution to Nevada’s mining troubles. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Mining reform: Searching for common ground.
Posted inSeptember 20, 1993: Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get out
Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get Out
Locals balk at EPA’s plan to declare Triumph, Idaho, a Superfund site due to mining waste. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get Out.
Posted inSeptember 6, 1993: On their own: Eagles make a comeback
On their own: Eagles make a comeback
Bald eagles are making a comeback after near extinction due to the pesticide DDT. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline On their own: Eagles make a comeback.
Posted inAugust 23, 1993: Timber theft: Logging firms rob a lax agency
Logging firms rob a lax agency
Forest Service practices permit logging fraud by the Columbia River Scaling and Grading Bureau. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Logging firms rob a lax agency.
Posted inAugust 9, 1993: Now dust is his crop, says Nevada rancher
Now dust is his crop, says Nevada rancher
Groundwater pumping dries Milt Thompson’s Diamond Valley Ranch. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Now dust is his crop, says Nevada rancher.
Posted inJuly 26, 1993: Clinton vs. Foley
Clinton vs. Foley
As President Clinton unveils his plan for protecting the old trees and declining species in Northwest forests, he disturbed a big bear on the trail: Democrat Thomas S. Foley, the longtime congressman from Washington state. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the […]
Posted inJune 28, 1993: Now showing in the Grand Canyon: L.A. smog
The blurring of the West
Governors of eight Western states begin work on a strategy to protect the region’s world-class air before it’s too late. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The blurring of the West.
Posted inJune 14, 1993: Oregon's Trojan horse
Oregon’s Trojan horse
Fatally flawed nuclear power plant is shut
Posted inMay 31, 1993: Salmon advocates say: the quiet slaughter continues
Salmon advocates say: The quiet slaughter continues
The issue of whether or not barging salmon around dams is effective is taken to court. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Salmon advocates say: The quiet slaughter continues.
Posted inMay 17, 1993: Fore! in Santa Fe
Bruce Babbitt on Western land use: 1993 is the ‘year ofdecision’
Babbitt participates in a number of grazing meetings held around the West. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Bruce Babbitt on Western land use: 1993 is the ‘year ofdecision’.
Posted inMay 17, 1993: Fore! in Santa Fe
Fore! in Santa Fe
A proposed golf course in Santa Fe is another milestone in the area’s cultural transformation. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Fore! in Santa Fe.
Posted inMay 3, 1993: Now that Denver has abdicated ... who will coordinate and inspire the West?
Now that Denver has abdicated… Who will coordinate andinspire the West?
A history of Denver’s economic development and rise to prominence as a western city. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Now that Denver has abdicated… Who will coordinate andinspire the West?.
Posted inApril 19, 1993: Clinton flinches under western pressure
Clinton flinches under Western pressure
Environmentalists’ euphoria over President Bill Clinton’s Western policies came to an abrupt end in late March, when the White House pulled public land reforms from its new budget. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Clinton flinches under […]
Posted inApril 19, 1993: Clinton flinches under western pressure
Oil leases head for Court
Proposed oil and gas leasing on National Forest lands comes under fire. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Oil leases head for Court.