In Arizona's Galiuro Mountains, desert streams appear and
disappear during the course of a day, and the native fish that have
adapted to this complex ecosystem face extinction due to introduced
non-natives.
Magazine
September 10, 2001
In Arizona's Galiuro Mountains, desert streams appear and disappear during the course of a day, and the native fish that have adapted to this complex ecosystem face extinction due to introduced non-natives.
Feature
Uncommon Westerners
Arizona biologist and teacher W.L. Minckley is remembered
as a man of integrity and passion.
Book Reviews
In his newly revised edition of "Dictionary of the
American West," Win Blevins explores the lingoes of many different
Western subcultures in an entertaining manner.
Almost entirely student-run, Western Washington
University's environmental magazine, "The Planet," uses local and
regional stories to address national issues.
John Nichols' new novel, "The Voice of the Butterfly," is
an environmental morality play that pulls no punches.
Boulder, Colo., has an innovative program of prescribed
burning unusual among cities.
Perspective
Soon after regional forester Brad Powell signed the
revolutionary, controversial Sierra Nevada Framework, Forest
Service Chief Bosworth transferred him from California to
Montana.
A mysterious disease is killing off the bighorn sheep on
Montana's Whiskey Mountain, and biologist John Mioncynski is
working to track down the culprit.
Heard Around the West
How we resemble black bears; reptile thieves; dove nests
in semi-trailer; robotic milker demonstrated; Utah loosens drinking
laws; Salt Lake City bus driver changes name to Santa Claus; Allard
listens to Cortez, CO; "Cody Coyote" newspaper spoof
previews.
Dear Friends
Michael Robinson on wolves; congratulations, apologies and
visitors; Dan Whipple's mystery, "Click"; Paonia coal mine
tour
News
In Arizona, Tonto National Forest bans recreational
shooting on 81,000 acres of "urban interface," where the forest
meets the burgeoning Phoenix-like cities.
Kathleen Clarke picked as BLM head; USFWS and enviro
groups agree to speed up ESA listings; Mont. Gov. Judy Martz wants
to shrink Missouri Breaks monument; Bonanza, Ore., sues irrigators
and agencies for polluting its water.
The Senate mulls over extending the Recreation Fee
Demonstration Program until 2006.
Critics warn that plans to drill for natural gas may harm
New Mexico's remote Otero Mesa and the biological integrity of its
Chihuahuan Desert grasslands.
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony of Hungry Valley, Nev., is
fighting Oil-Dri Corporation's plan to mine clay on nearby public
land and process it into kitty litter.
The town of Williams, Ore., wants to buy a nearby forest
owned by Boise Cascade to protect local organic farms from
herbicide chemicals used in spraying.
Some citizens of Sunburst, Mont., feel that Texaco has not
done enough to clean up an underground gasoline pool left from a
toxic spill 46 years ago.
Local critics worry that a new landfill may pollute
drinking water used by Eatonville and Tacoma, Wash.
Indian activist and Libertarian Russell Means is appealing
to Catron County sagebrush rebels as he kicks off his campaign to
run for governor of New Mexico.
Letters
- The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along
- Wildfire smoke pushes migrating birds hundreds of miles out of their way
- How tribal leaders want Chuck Sams to lead the Park Service
- Hmong Americans in Northern California fight wildfire — and distrust
- The Gadsden flag is a symbol. But whose?
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