Magazine
'Unranchers' reach for West's state lands

July 25, 1994

Conservationists discover state lands and bid against ranchers to lease them.

Feature

'Unranchers' reach for West's state lands
Conservationists discover state lands and bid against ranchers to lease them.
Ray Ring July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Sidebar

Utah kids benefit from state land reform
State land management reforms in Utah raise money for schools.
Ray Ring July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Uncommon Westerners

Jim Thrash: A solid man
A eulogy for conservationist Jim Thrash, who died in the Canyon Creek fire.
Pat Ford July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Essays

How I tried to patch together a disintegrating world
An energy technician gets an interesting look at trailer-court life in Western Colorado.
Auden Schendler Essay July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Where wolves roamed
Matt Dietz suggests new potential location for wolf reintroduction.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Strangelove Park
Park Service considers historic preservation of Minuteman silos in South Dakota.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
House of Garbage
A new house in Missoula, Mont., showcases recycled building materials.
Jim Stiak July 25, 1994 From the print edition
House of straw
The Last Straw quarterly covers straw-bale housing construction.
Peter McBride July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Big bad bear
Art exhibit and magazine take on Smokey Bear.
Alexei Rubenstein July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Prairie potholes
Workshop on prairie wetlands set for Bismarck, North Dakota.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
A calm book on diet, health and the environment
Peter R. Cheeke's book Impacts of Livestock Production takes a thoughtful look at grazing.
Ed Marston July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear friends
Wake fire near Paonia, 14 firefighters killed near Glenwood Springs.
Ed And Betsy Marston July 25, 1994 From the print edition

News

Fires illuminate the West's 'ecological darkness'
Fires in the West raise hard questions about fire suppression policies and forest health.
Bob Wilson July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Baca is still fighting
Jim Baca says in Reno speech that environmental grass roots of West have to be reinvigorated.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Sewage reservoir dogs
A threatened species of prairie dog may burrow through sewage lagoons at Bryce Canyon National Park.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Wyoming boom could gas wildlife herds
A boom in natural gas drilling in Wyoming is happening too fast for wildlife.
Katharine Collins July 25, 1994 From the print edition
No one happy in Hells
Attempts to restrict jetboats in Hells Canyon annoy both jetboaters and environmentalists.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Grizzly road delays
Road closures to improve grizzly habitat raise ire of local residents.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Fish benefit from trade
Rancher Rocky Webb swaps his water rights in a stream for a year's worth of hay to help restore steelhead trout.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Navajo archaeologist honored
Chancey Naboyia, the first known Navajo archaeologist, retires from the National Park Service.
Staff July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Mega coal mine proposed again in Utah
Andalex Resources Inc. plans huge coal mine on the Kaiparowits Plateau.
Katharine Bill July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Fishing clashes with windsurfing
Lyle Point on the Columbia River becomes a battleground for the fight between a developer and Native Americans fishing for salmon.
Zaz Hollander July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Opinion

How love of gold moves mountains
A boycott of gold jewelry might solve the problems caused by mining.
Richard Manning Opinion Essay July 25, 1994 From the print edition

Letters

Do we really need environmental fundamentalism?
John S. Swift July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Let's get rational
Peter F. Michaelson July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Neo-Nazis surfaced in Idaho, too
Dan Yurman July 25, 1994 From the print edition
A white male speaks
Leonard Larson July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Yes, too many elk
Dale A. Dunn July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Scientist's critique was just plain wrong
Robert D. Barbee July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Twisted science in Yellowstone
Robert Ottersberg July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Elk and playing god
George Wuerthner July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Doubts about Kennecott in Utah
Philip M. Hocker July 25, 1994 From the print edition
You trashed a fine public servant
George Lea July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Two fine public servants
Rowena Rogers July 25, 1994 From the print edition
Top-down control doesn't work
Dean Myerson July 25, 1994 From the print edition
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