It’s not easy to wean Westerners away from their
lush, traditional, turfgrass lawns, but with drought an increasing
fact of life, Xeriscape gardening is finally catching on
Magazine
August 21, 2006
It’s not easy to wean Westerners away from their lush, traditional, turfgrass lawns, but with drought an increasing fact of life, Xeriscape gardening is finally catching on. Also in this issue: Three compromise wilderness bills have passed the House and now await Senate approval.
Feature
Sidebar
Golf – the game that brought grass to the desert
– appears to have hit a rough patch in the West
The seven basic principles of Xeriscaping are
explained
Photo descriptions of Xeriscapers in the West
Editor's Note
Westerners, like most Americans, are deeply in love with
their lawns – but in an time of increasing drought, the
Kentucky bluegrass is going to have to go
Uncommon Westerners
Steve Ficklin is an oil and gas safety inspector for the
Bureau of Land Management in western Colorado
Essays
A writer on a river trip through canyon country muses on
things like sand, rapids, ruins and time, as well as the joy that
comes from being outside in the company of family and
friends
Book Reviews
In the anthology There’s This
River, Christa Sadler gathers the stories of rambunctious
river rafters on the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River
Steven Radosevich writes simple, painful, personal essays
about the changing landscape of the Pacific Northwest in his new
book, Good Wood: Growth, Loss and
Renewal.
Linda Masterson’s new book, Living With
Bears, is a good-humored, practical guide to getting
along with black bears in the West
Writers on the Range
A rancher recounts how oil drilling destroyed her rural
lifestyle and forced her and her husband to sell their western
Colorado ranch
Heard Around the West
Nevada’s toad boom; Utah piranha; roadkill CPR;
Donald Rumsfeld vs. Navajo Marine; super-rich lay claim to Montana
waterway
Dear Friends
Matt Jenkins wins prize for Western Environmental
Journalism, and Paolo Bacigalupi wins Theodore Sturgeon Memorial
Award for science fiction short story; HCN board
meeting and potluck in Missoula; visitors; Tim McKay dies
News
Three compromise wilderness bills have passed the House
and now await Senate approval
Rural Indian communities such as Colorado’s Ute
Mountain Ute Reservation are seeing a disturbing rise in
urban-style gangs and gang-related violence
An ambitious plan to create new corridors for power lines
and pipelines will make it easier for utility companies to tap into
the West’s energy boom
Two Weeks in the West
Third parties can no longer challenge public-land sales to
mining companies; BLM violated NEPA in leasing Utah
wilderness-quality parcels to oil and gas companies; Divine Strake
weapons test at Nevada Test Site delayed; Congress reforms
conservation easement
Letters
Today's Featured Stories
-
HISTORIC COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY IN DOWNTOWN NOGALES Nogales. 3 active lower spaces and upper floor with lots of potential. 520-245-9000 [email protected]
-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - NEVADA WILDLIFE FEDERATION The Nevada Wildlife Federation is seeking an Executive Director to collaborate with the board of directors to position the organization as a leading and influential...
-
TROUT UNLIMITED WILD STEELHEAD INITIATIVE ADVOCATE The Wild Steelhead Initiative Advocate leads advocacy work in Washington State to protect and restore wild steelhead. This entails advocating policies and management that will...
-
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION a full time position accountable for institutional success of the IT, logistics and administrative departments.
-
PHOTO EDITOR - HIGH COUNTRY NEWS seeks an experienced photo editor who is equally comfortable with conceptual photography and reportage. The quality of our journalism is unsurpassed, and photography to match...
-
LANDS SPECIALIST Supervisor: President Work Schedule: .75 FTE Salary: Dependent on experience Organizational Mission: The mission of The Wilderness Land Trust is "We keep the Promise of...
-
2 PROPERTIES ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE GILA WILDERNESS - FOR SALE BY OWNERS - [email protected] Organic farm, hot springs, San Francisco River runs through both. [email protected]
-
FARM HOUSE WITH VINEYARD! Updated 4BD/3BA on 3.7 irrigated acres, newly renovated kitchen, main-floor master; office, garage with shop area. 78 vines for personal winemaking!
-
SECLUDED MONTANA PROPERTY. Unique 42-acre property w/amazing views near Helena MT. Timber-framed 48 x 36 shop w/ 12 ft doors, plumbing, heat, and electric, well & septic. Nice...
-
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY NON-PROFIT NEAR YOSEMITE Demanding, but rewarding, advocacy work on forest, water, wildland, and wildlife issues. Applicants should have experience dealing with land management planning, public speaking, grassroots organizing,...
-
PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR AT WILDERNESS WORKSHOP Wilderness Workshop seeks a full time Philanthropy Director to raise funds for our team. Learn more: www.wildernessworkshop.org
-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR High Country News Seeks an Executive Director to advance its mission, grow its audience and influence, and strategically and sustainably guide the organization through a...
-
CHUCK BURR'S CULTUREQUAKE.COM BLOG Change will happen when we see a new way of living. Thinking to save the world.
-
NEW MEXICO BIRDER'S PARADISE. Fully furnished 2B/2B home near Bosque del Apache NWR, great for nature lovers.
-
COMING TO TUCSON? Popular vacation house, furnished, 2 bed/1 bath, yard, dog-friendly. Lee at [email protected] or 520-791-9246.
-
DIRECTOR, TEXAS WATER PROGRAMS The National Wildlife Federation seeks a Director to lead our water-related policy and program work in Texas, with a primary focus on NWF's signature Texas...
-
SPLIT CREEK RANCH Spectacular country home on 48 acres with Wallowa River running through it! 541-398-1148 www.RubyPeakRealty.com
-
ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN LOTS - PAONIA, CO 
Only 2 lots left in Electric Mountain Recreational Subdivision. Spectacular vistas. Visit & dine at the reopened Electric Mountain Lodge, Thurs-Sun. Contact: [email protected]
-
FOR SALE: SOUTH AUSTIN RANCH NEXT TO WILDFLOWER CENTER
Seeking LMP/family to share one of two complexes, ranching, hunting and recreation as allowed on a City of Austin held 385 acre water quality conservation...
-
OJO CALIENTE COMMERCIAL VENTURE Outstanding location near the world famous Ojo Caliente Mineral Spring Resort. Classic adobe Mercantile complete w/living quarters, separate 6 unit B&B, metal building and spacious...
