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Hatching reform

June 10, 2002

With 15 runs of salmon federally listed as threatened or endangered, a conservation group, Long Live the Kings, hopes hatchery reform can help save wild stocks of fish.

Feature

Hatching reform
With 15 runs of salmon federally listed as threatened or endangered, a conservation group, Long Live the Kings, hopes hatchery reform can help save wild stocks of fish.
Rebecca Clarren June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Sidebar

The wild (and not-so-wild) sex life of salmon
A brief explanation of the life and reproductive cycles of a salmon.
Rebecca Clarren June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Tribes blur the line between wild and hatchery fish
Indian tribes use hatchery reform methods to train hatchery fish to behave like wild salmon.
Rebecca Clarren June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Essays

In the throat of a black hole
An essay from the author's book, "The Desert Cries," in which he tours Antelope Canyon, where a flood once took the lives of hikers.
Craig Childs Essay June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

The name might be green, but not the group
The writer warns readers to be wary of organizations' names, which can be deceiving as to their missions.
Pete Letheby Opinion Essay June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard around the West
Drought in Colorado; cows on waterbeds in Oregon; citizen remedies LA freeway sign; Casper police officer places lost gun ad; Univ. of Ariz. president won't let grads toss tortillas; doggie powwow Jackson, WY; Libertarian candidate Steve Gothard fears Was
Betsy Marston June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear Friends
Associate editor Rebecca Clarren plans to move back to the Northwest; books from Island Press; Chip Giller's on-line magazine, "Grist"; HCN's upcoming potluck at Park City, Utah; Albuquerque cemetery.
Paul Larmer June 10, 2002 From the print edition

News

Permanent user fees in the pipeline
The Bush administration wants to permanently install user fees for recreation on public lands, but opponents are speaking out.
Hal Clifford June 10, 2002 From the print edition
The Latest Bounce
Boise, Idaho, open space; BLM to auction cattle near Elko, Nev.; DOJ intervenes in W.R. Grace's asbestos disaster bankruptcy in Libby, MT; ATV trail in Utah to be named after Rep. Jim Hansen.
Matt Jenkins June 10, 2002 From the print edition
No magic bullet for wasting disease
Controlling the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and elk has developed into a major problem for Department of Wildlife officials in Colorado, with critics appalled at the agency's slaughter of the animals.
Lolly Merrell June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Duwamish? Duwamish who?
The Duwamish Tribe, seeking federal recognition, has been rebuked by the Bush administration, due to a technical glitch in paper work by the outgoing Bureau of Indian Affairs director.
Laura Paskus June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Interior's conflicting interests
Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles is accused by environmentalists of conflict of interest in his encouragement of coalbed-methane drilling in the Powder River Basin.
Jon Waldman June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Exotic-killing herbicide is ousted from the range
In its attempt to eradicate cheatgrass in Idaho, the BLM contaminated crops with the herbicide, Oust, which led to a lawsuit stopping the spraying, while the weed continues to spread.
Guy Hand June 10, 2002 From the print edition

Letters

Yellowstone rangers bound and gagged
Ray Sikorski June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Kind words are more than coronets
Dian Edlund June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Margolis blows it again
Dave Skinner June 10, 2002 From the print edition
Take a look at California's dairies
Steve Evett June 10, 2002 From the print edition
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