Magazine
Change comes slowly to Escalante county

April 14, 2003

Just as it seemed the local communities were starting to accept the BLM’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the rise of conservative national politics has helped to revive old grudges and stir up opposition. Also in this issue: Conservationists say it’s too soon for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare that wolves are no longer endangered.

Feature

Change comes slowly to Escalante country
Change comes slowly to Escalante country
Just as it seemed the local communities were starting to accept the BLM’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the rise of conservative national politics has helped to revive old grudges and stir up opposition
Michelle Nijhuis April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Sidebar

Monument presents a management morass
In Arizona’s Ironwood Forest National Monument, ranchers, recreationists and illegal immigrants are all fighting for space
Mitch Tobin April 14, 2003 From the print edition
The BLM’s conservation kingdom
The BLM’s new National Landscape Conservation System manages 15 monuments created by President Clinton, as well as 800 other protected areas
Michelle Nijhuis March 31, 2003 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Reopening the wounds in southern Utah
It’s time for the people of southern Utah to accept that the West has changed, and that Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is here to stay
Paul Larmer Opinion April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Essays

Republicans wave guns, but where’s the butter?
Back in the 1960s, both guns and butter were part of the agenda in the Interior West and the nation; now, as a talk by Colorado Rep. Scott McInnis reveals, guns seem to be the only thing the Bush administration cares about
Ed Marston Essay April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Of avalanche forecasting and snow haiku
A day spent on skis with avalanche forecaster Jerry Roberts is filled with stellar crystals, snow haiku and unexpected beauty
JT Thomas Essay April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Conversation

The Northwest’s diehard diplomat
Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber talks about resolving political conflict in the West – and in the world
Adam Burke Essay April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard Around the West
Will Highway 666 get a new name?; Nevada’s "Armpit of America" celebrates; taxing brothels; student sayings from the Web; Santa Fe’s "Path of the Painted Potties;" South Dakota searches world for dairy farmers; and Santa Barbara County tries to decide whe
Betsy Marston April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear Friends
Your chance to weigh in on the redesign; Deb French is new outreach director; and Betsy and Ed Marston are still here
Greg Hanscom and Paul Larmer April 14, 2003 From the print edition

News

Debate rages over ‘de-listing’ wolves
Conservationists say it’s too soon for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare that wolves are no longer endangered
Jessica Toubman April 14, 2003 From the print edition
The Latest Bounce
The "American Wilderness Protection Act" will end protection of wilderness study areas; reinstatement of "polluter pays" tax loses in Congress; Fence Lake Mine in New Mexico to begin construction; Homeland Security wallows up INS, Border Patrol and other
Laura Paskus April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Grass roots prevail in ANWR and Wyoming
Grassroots activism is credited with once more staving off drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest
Laura Paskus April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Forest thinning slows fires, increases concerns
Forest thinning and prescribed burns helped slow the progress of Colorado’s Hayman Fire, but some environmentalists fear forest thinning will be used to justify increased logging
Gail Binkly April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Westlands farmers sell out
The federal government has decided to buy out California’s Westlands Water District
Sierra Standish April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Fate of the Red Desert up in the air
A new BLM plan could re-open the door to oil and gas drilling in the Jack Morrow Hills, the heart of Wyoming’s Red Desert
Jessica Toubman April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Tribes, residents find a solution in the Sandias
Land in New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains that has been fought over by the Sandia Pueblo, the federal government and private landowners will stay part of the national forest under the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Act
Sierra Standish April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Off-roaders steer agencies with dollars
Critics say Idaho is being swayed by ORVers’ money in its plans for an off-road vehicle trail through the Lost River Valley
Joshua Zaffos April 14, 2003 From the print edition

Letters

Be careful what you ask for
Richard Lisle April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Where do we draw the line?
Agustin Goba April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Bicycles are machines
Charles Clough April 14, 2003 From the print edition
What about horses?
Brad T. Clark April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Bikers are not entitled to unchecked access
Mara Owens April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Mike Matz is a visionary
Johanna H. Wald April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Wildlife Services must go
Lynn Fritchman April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Ranchers are behind predator control
Steve Gallizioli April 14, 2003 From the print edition
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