The series "The Hidden West" is High Country News' look at
communities that are on the edge and often uncertain of their
future.
Magazine
July 5, 1999
The series "The Hidden West" is High Country News' look at communities that are on the edge and often uncertain of their future.
Feature
In Caldwell, Idaho, and other towns in southern Idaho, a
growing Hispanic community is breaking old migrant-worker
stereotypes and showing new economic and educational
strength.
Longtime residents of Alberta Street and other
neighborhoods in Northeast Portland, Ore., have survived poverty
and drive-by shootings and now face a new challenge in the growing
gentrification of the area.
As the nearby Big Mountain Ski Resort booms, service
workers find they can no longer afford to live in what was once the
working-class town of Whitefish, Mont.
Sidebar
Farm worker advocate Maria Gonzales Mabbutt credits United
Farm Workers' founder Cesar Chavez with inspiring her to help her
people in Southern Idaho's Canyon County.
Book Reviews
The Western Water Workshop at Western State College in
Gunnison, Colo., offers "Garden of Dreams vs. High Desert Reality:
Can We Save Everything, Keep Our Lawns Green and Have Enough Water
For Everyone?" July 28-30.
The Political Economy Research Center offers fellowships
in free market solutions to environmental problems.
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is looking for
trail-crew volunteers for weekends on Mount Harvard and Mount
Bierstadt in Colorado.
The Western States Center's annual training program offers
community leaders a chance to learn about civil rights, the
environment and labor, July 29-Aug. 1 in Portland, Ore.
John Day, Ore., hosts a renewable energy fair July
24-25.
Charles Wilkinson's new book, "Fire on the Plateau:
Conflict and Endurance in the American Southwest," is a tribute to
the land and people of the Colorado Plateau, especially the Native
American inhabitants.
Heard Around the West
Rotting bison skulls in Red Lodge, MT; Werner Zink sells
plastic lumber in Coos Bay, OR; BASE jumpers in Lake Powell; hot
air in Denver; outlaw bur reed in Home Depot; ranchers' gun fight
in Riverton, WY; Salt Lake City outlaws fun; advice from Ed
Abbey.
Dear Friends
Perri Knize and cow statistics; visitors; Diane Sylvain's
maps and Charles Wilkinson's book; odds and ends, ad policy and HCN
takes a break.
News
Notorious developer Tom Chapman is circulating a glossy
brochure for the mansions he says he plans to build on former
mining claims in Colorado's Holy Cross Wilderness.
Environmentalists are at odds over an experimental logging
plan intended to restore forest health and reduce the risk of
wildfire in the ponderosa pines around Flagstaff, Ariz.
NW Forest Plan not saving owls; logging planned for
beetle-infested forests in Wash. and Idaho; Canadian company to
drill for oil on Blackfeet Reservation; Montana press secretary
Andrew Malcolm to work for Bush campaign; Navajo Nation sues
Peabody Coal.
Controversy is rising over plans by artists Christo and
Jeanne-Claude to suspend translucent fabric over four to six miles
of the Arkansas River between Caûon City and Salida,
Colo.
The Supreme Court rules that coalbed methane gas in
southwestern Colorado does not belong to the Southern Utes, even
though the tribe owns the coal from which the methane is
extracted.
The Montana Mining Association's lone remaining employee,
Executive Director Jill Andrews, blames last November's initiative,
which restricts open-pit cyanide heap-leach mining, for destroying
her industry in the state.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has not yet made up
its mind on Gov. Mike Leavitt's 1 million-acre wilderness proposal
for Utah's West Desert.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks hopes
to restore the disappearing fluvial Arctic grayling to five rivers
in the state.
Montana farmer Brian Schweitzer launches a lively campaign
for election to the United States Senate, running as a Democrat in
a Republican stronghold.
Race-car driver Travis Panko's plan to build a race track
on a ranch near Stevensville, Mont., has many of his Bitterroot
Valley neighbors incensed.
Environmentalists and other critics are irate at Sen. John
McCain's proposal to allow the military use of 3 million acres of
public land in Arizona and New Mexico, including the Cabeza Prieta
National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.
Letters
Today's Featured Stories
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WESTERN LEADERS NETWORK INDIAN COUNTRY ORGANIZER WLN is hiring a full-time organizer to lead our work in Indian Country.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-FRIENDS OF GOLD BUTTE Reporting to the Board of Directors (Board), the Executive Director (ED) has overall operational responsibility for FoGB staff, programs, expansion, and execution of the mission....
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CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PROTECTION FELLOW Friends of the Inyo seeks a California Desert Lands Protection Fellow to assist with an effective campaign to defend lands in the California desert, including...
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WESTERN LEADERS NETWORK WYOMING ORGANIZER Part-time, 6-month contractor to promote the benefits of cutting methane waste and reducing ozone.
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WESTERN LEADERS NETWORK NEW MEXICO ORGANIZER Part-time, 6-month contractor to promote the benefits of cutting methane waste and reducing ozone.
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DO YOU HAVE A COMPLEX CONSERVATION CHALLENGE? Join the Center for Conservation Peacebuilding for a workshop to build your capacity to transform conflicts and create lasting solutions for people and wildlife. April...
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OWN YOUR OWN CANYON - 1400 SF STRAW-BALE ECO-HOME ON 80 ACRES - 3 HOURS FROM L.A. 1400 sf of habitable space in a custom-designed eco-home created and completed by a published L.A. architect in 1997-99. Nestled within its own 80-acre mountain...
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NEW MEXCIO PUBLIC LANDS COORDINATOR/WYSS FELLOW Trout Unlimited in New Mexico is seeking a coordinator to work on campaigns and projects that conserve quality fish and wildlife habitats. This position is...
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CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION MANAGER The American Forest Foundation (AFF) seeks a smart and highly motivated candidate to join their Western conservation team. The California Conservation Manager supports the Director,... -
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN WATER FORUM: BRIDGING SCIENCE, POLICY & PRACTICE Nov 7-8 in Grand Junction, CO Keynote: Brad Udall on Climate Change Other Topics: Threats to Food Energy Water Security From Forecasting to Decision-Making Science...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - VISIONARY LEADER For more information on RE Sources and a full job description: visit our website:
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RIO GRANDE CAMPAIGNER The Rio Grande is one of the Wests most vital rivers and it is in dire need of a passionate, steadfast, and persistent advocate. We...
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FORGE & FAB SHOP FOR SALE - with home on one acre in Pocatello, ID. For information and photos visit www.blackrockforgeproperty.com.
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BEAUTIFUL HOME ON EAST RIVER, CRESTED BUTTE, CO Skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, 3 bd/2 bth, deck. 1.38 acres, no covenants. Call Reggie Masters, Associate Broker Coldwell Banker Bighorn Realty, 970-596-3568.
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SALMON RIVER IDAHO WILDERNESS RETREAT HOME Here is an opportunity to have a piece of self-sufficient paradise on Idaho's Main Salmon River adjacent to the largest Forest Service wilderness area in...
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DATABASE AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Do you love Grand Teton National Park? Grand Teton National Park Foundation is seeking a Database and Systems Administrator. Applicants must be highly organized, extremely... -
FIELD ORGANIZER Help protect Montanas water quality, family farms and ranches, & unique quality of life. Work hard, meet good people, make the world a better place!...
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SAN JUAN BASIN ENERGY CAMPAIGN ORGANIZER San Juan Citizens Alliance is seeking a full-time San Juan Energy Campaign Organizer located in Farmington, New Mexico. The San Juan Energy Campaign Organizer focuses...
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40 ACRE ORGANIC FARM potential fruit/hay with house, Hotchkiss, CO, Scott Ellis, 970-420-0472, [email protected] -
DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) seeks a director to lead a nationwide program focused on the protection of U.S. national parks from energy development...
