Arizona's San Pedro River - the Southwest's last natural
low-desert river - still faces a number of threats to its
survival.
Magazine
June 12, 1995
Arizona's San Pedro River - the Southwest's last natural low-desert river - still faces a number of threats to its survival.
Feature
Sidebar
Arizona naturalist Sandy Anderson tries to educate people
about the wildlife of the San Pedro.
Sierra Vista City Councilman Harold Vangilder defends
human use of the San Pedro River.
Conservationists protect the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's decision and deny the Canada lynx a place on the list of
endangered species.
Uncommon Westerners
HCN reader Pauline Sandholdt of Salome, Arizona, is
featured in a profile.
Essays
The writer muses about loving and protecting the landscape
of one's own backyard.
Book Reviews
The nonprofit Colorado Rivers Alliance aims to protect and
restore Colorado rivers.
A conference is planned called "How Do You Achieve
Affordable Housing in a Growth Managed Community? A strategic
Working Session."
A new nonprofit called Leave No Trace Inc. wants to
educate backcountry users about minimum-impact
recreation.
This year's fishtrap gathering is called "Orphaned in
Eden: The Search for Family in the West."
The first annual Sun Sprint of the Rockies Solar and
Electric car race will run from Aspen, Colo., to Moab,
Utah.
An article by Patrick Jobes in "Western Planner" offers a
profoundly pessimistic view of the West's growing amenity
towns.
Heard Around the West
"Cow cops" in Oregon, "White Knight" claims land in
Idaho's Nez Perce National Forest, Forest Service employees worry
about bombs, timber industry has trouble buying salvage sales it
pushed for.
Dear Friends
It must be spring, odds and ends.
News
Hopes that a giant spring runoff would help baby Snake
River salmon get past dams to the Pacific are killed by the weather
and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Costilla County in Colorado's San Luis Valley is trying to
prevent a rancher from logging trees at the top of the
watershed.
The federal government finally pays Washington's Colville
Confederated Tribes to compensate for land taken to build Grand
Coulee Dam 62 years ago.
Former Summit County Commissioner Gene Moser worked to
create a state-of-the-art development code for a rapidly growing
area.
An ambitious land-swapping plan may help reclaim some of
Mid-Continent Resources defunct mines while also protecting them
from development.
Eight wolf pups and their mother are moved to a holding
pen in Yellowstone after the pups' father was killed near Red
Lodge, Montana.
Changes in management of Moab-area public lands, including
new visitor fees, may help protect an over-used
landscape.
Republican County Commissioner Adam Dahlman discovers that
for every dollar Teton County taxpayers pay, $2.50 comes back from
the federal government.
Forest Service biologist John Weaver learns from a lynx
named Chirp that he raised from a kitten.
The Livestock Grazing Act of 1995, introduced by New
Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Dominici, would kill Bruce Babbitt's
grazing reform efforts.
Letters
Today's Featured Stories
-
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR The National Parks Conservation Association, the nations leading national park advocacy organization, seeks a Regional Director to lead and manage staff for the Southwest Regional...
-
DINING HALL POSITIONS available in Gothic, CO for 2019 summer season - Manager, Lead Cooks, Prep-Cooks, Dishwasher - at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). The Dining Hall...
-
40 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Suitable for planting hay, hemp, fruit. Excellent water rights. 1800 square foot farmhouse, outbuildings, worker housing.
-
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES More information: jobs.wisc.edu. Search 96076
-
PROGRAM MANAGER, HABITAT RESTORATION Friends of the Verde River is looking for someone to join our team who has a keen investigative mind and is an excellent communicator and...
-
MARIA'S BOOKSHOP FOR SALE - Thriving Indie bookstore in Durango, CO. 1800 sf of busy retail space in a 3100 sf historic building. Long term lease or option to...
-
FORGE & FAB SHOP FOR SALE - with home on one acre in Pocatello, ID. For information and photos visit www.blackrockforgeproperty.com.
-
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - BEARS EARS INTER-TRIBAL COALITION The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition is seeking a technical partner to develop a land management plan for the 1.9 million-acre Bears Ears Landscape in southeastern...
-
WESTERN NATIVE SEED Specializing in native seeds and seed mixes for western states.
-
NORTHWEST MONTANA HOME on 3 acres near Moxon. 3 bd/1.5 bath, apt. Views/access to hiking, fishing, wildlife.1-207-593-6312. $165,900.
-
DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING DIRECTOR Senior position responsible for the development of all marketing and fundraising strategies to grow the base of philanthropic support and awareness of GSEP.
-
OWN YOUR OWN CANYON - 1400 SF STRAW-BALE ECO-HOME ON 80 ACRES - 3 HOURS FROM L.A. 1400 sf of habitable space in a custom-designed eco-home created and completed by a published L.A. architect in 1997-99. Nestled within its own 80-acre mountain...
-
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS This newly created position with The Nature Conservancy's Colorado River Program will play a key role in the development and implementation of strategies to achieve...
-
ARMY OF THE DOG A new generation of monkey wrenchers hits the Front Range?
-
ALASKA STATE DIRECTOR 
The Wilderness Society works to protect Wildlands and inspire Americans to care for our public lands. We seek to hire a strategic, experienced leader who...
-
SUNNYSIDE MARKET SEEKS NEW PROPRIETOR Organic grocery/cafe at Glacier Bay needs a vibrant leader. Love good food, community, and Alaska? Join us!
-
THE BOOK OF BARLEY -
Collector's Item! The story of barley, the field crop. 50 years of non-fiction research. www.barleybook.com
-
OWN A PIECE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM! near Ennis, MT. Artist designed, 1900 SF, 2BR/2BA home on 11.6 acres with creek, tree, views, privacy. 406-570-9233 or [email protected] www.arrowreal.com (Country Homes).
-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Colorado Farm to Table is looking for a full-time energetic, creative Executive Director to lead our team in Salida.
-
ON THE WILD ROAD WITH HIGH COUNTRY NEWS Join HCN and Black Sheep Adventures on an expedition through the national parks and monuments of Utah and Southwest Colorado, September 7 - 15, 2019....
