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Beauty and the Beast

April 14, 1997

As the small, conservative towns bordering Utah's new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument begin to adapt to the monument they never wanted, a new vision for what gateway communities and preserved areas might be begins to slowly emerge.

Feature

Beauty and the Beast
As the small, conservative towns bordering Utah's new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument begin to adapt to the monument they never wanted, a new vision for what gateway communities and preserved areas might be begins to slowly emerge.
Paul Larmer 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

Sidebar

A proud and defiant native
Garfield County Commissioner Louise Liston in her own words on her fight against the monument and her struggle to preserve what she sees as important in the region.
Paul Larmer April 14, 1997 From the print edition
'This monument was just plain stupid'
Roger Holland, a Kanab town councilman, in his own words on why he hates the new national monument.
Paul Larmer April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Let's 'work with the situation'
Gerry Rankin, mayor of Big Water, Utah, in her own words describes her town's high hopes for Andalex's mine, but says she is willing to work with the new situation the new monument is bringing.
Paul Larmer 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
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

Uncommon Westerners

Yellowstone's 'geyser guy' was one of the park's best friends
An elegy for Yellowstone's "geyser guy," Rick Hutchinson, profiles a geologist who loved the park so deeply that his friends still feel his spirit there.
Michael Milstein Essay April 14, 1997 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Cherish and Renew: Restoring Western Ecosystems and Communities
A conference, To Cherish and Renew: Restoring Western Ecosystems and Communities, in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 17-19.
Staff April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Desert Conference
The 19th Desert Conference, at Oregon's Malheur Field Station, April 24-27.
Staff April 14, 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
The burning barrel
A film called "The Burning Barrel," intended for PBS, offers a nostalgic portrait of a South Dakota childhood and a grim view of the present.
Ed Marston April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Bringing back the small family farm
A handbook called "Rebirth of the Small Family Farm," by Bob and Bonnie Gregson, offers advice for would-be organic farmers.
Danielle Desruisseaux April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Here's looking at tourism
"Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West" conference to be put on by the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, Boulder, May 1-2.
Staff April 14, 1997 From the print edition
The information dirt road
A report titled "The Information Dirt Road" says that rural areas such as western Colorado are being shortchanged by the deregulation of telecommunications.
Ed Marston April 14, 1997 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard around the West
Science fair project on condoms; nudists worry about neighbors in Ariz.; Moab's concern about teens on slickrock; "genital broke" horse; pet psychic fair in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Yellowstone bison slaughter; ADC helps rich folks in N.M.; workout hints.
Betsy Marston April 14, 1997 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear Friends
Plaudits for Frank and Deborah Popper; visitors, corrections, and Rob Pudim's "consensus cartoon" comes home.
Ed And Betsy Marston April 14, 1997 From the print edition

News

ESA ruling: More sound than fury
The Supreme Court rules that people can use the Endangered Species Act to sue the feds for protecting species too much, as enviros use it to sue for protecting species too little - and those on both sides seem pleased by the changes.
Heather Abel April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Judge tells feds to list and protect
A federal judge orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list four Southwestern species as endangered and to set aside habitat for them and two others already listed.
Tony Davis April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Cows aren't "wild and scenic'
A federal judge orders cattle off Oregon's Donner und Blitzen River, saying the BLM has failed to protect 75 miles of the wild and scenic river.
Danielle Desruisseaux April 14, 1997 From the print edition
A Utah vendetta
Utah politicians, angry at actor Robert Redford's support of the controversial new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, pass a resolution to turn Redford's Sundance resort into a wilderness.
Betsy Marston April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Frogs sport too many legs
Scientists say the eight-legged frogs showing up in western Oregon are probably victims of a trematode parasite.
Sarah Dry April 14, 1997 From the print edition
BLM ditches law-enforcement rules
Following complaints, the BLM withdraws new "plain English" regulations on the agency's law-enforcement authority.
Danielle Desruisseaux April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Cars and wilderness collide on a rim
Some want to open the last 12 unroaded miles of Oregon's Hells Canyon western rim to vehicles.
Scott Stouder April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Money: the real political organizer
A survey of soft money focuses on Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz and his generosity to the Republican party.
Jon Margolis April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Cars kill trees
California scientists say air pollution from the San Joaquin Valley is killing thousands of trees in the Sierra Nevadas.
Martin Forstenzer April 14, 1997 From the print edition
Burning for a buck
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.
Chris Smith April 14, 1997 From the print edition

Letters

Don't hail this new lord
Roz Mcclellan April 14, 1997 From the print edition
A tough fighter
Bob Child April 14, 1997 From the print edition
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