Magazine
Making a mountain into a starbase

July 24, 1995

The University of Arizona's determination to build a world-class observatory on Mount Graham creates a storm of controversy involving an endangered red squirrel and an Indian tribe's desire to protect the mountain as a sacred place.

Feature

Making a mountain into a starbase
The University of Arizona's determination to build a world-class observatory on Mount Graham creates a storm of controversy involving an endangered red squirrel and an Indian tribe's desire to protect the mountain as a sacred place.
John Dougherty July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Sidebar

The astronomer
Astronomer Peter Strittmatter defends observatories as "benign places."
Lisa Jones July 24, 1970 From the print edition
The administrator
University of Arizona vice president for research and graduate studies Michael Cusanovich defends the university's Mount Graham project.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The Apache activist
San Carlos Apache activist Ola Cassadore Davis talks about Mount Graham's sacredness and the coalition she founded to fight for it.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The diplomat ecologist
University of Arizona professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Conrad Istock believes an observatory may help save Mount Graham.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The biogladiator
Biologist Peter Warshall is the University of Arizona faculty's most outspoken critic of the project.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The petitioning ecologist
University of Arizona Ph.D. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology Mark Fishbein explains his objections to the Mount Graham project.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The straight arrow
Former University of Arizona professor and one-time BLM head Frank Gregg believes the Mount Graham controversy shows a flaw at the heart of all universities when it comes to research and money.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Sound-bite slogans distort a complicated reality
Mount Graham has spawned such extremism that middle ground is almost impossible to find.
Lisa Jones July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Mount Graham time line
A time line illustrates the history of Mount Graham and its squirrels, Apaches, astronomers and environmentalists.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Uncommon Westerners

A progressive bureaucrat signs off
Ed Marston interviews HCN reader Daniel Beard, who resigns as Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Sept. 1.
Ed Marston July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Logan Canyon: Round 1,000
The Logan Canyon Coalition loses an appeal to the Forest Service to protect Logan Canyon from an enlarged highway.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Grazing thickens forests
The Oregon Natural Resources Council in a report blames grazing, the suppression and poor logging practices for the declining wealth of Western forests.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition
The Subdivision Massacre: Part II
Richard Knight releases a video titled "Saving the West: Protecting Open Space."
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Polluter Pork
The Sustainable Energy Budget Coalition blasts congressional budget cuts in renewable energy and support for fossil fuel and nuclear programs.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Toughen the ESA, scientists say
Two scientific panels announce support for the Endangered Species Act.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Short takes
Short takes on conferences including "The Prehistoric Basis for Water Use in New Mexico," "The Endangered West," the "Waterton Writers Workshop," and an art show titled "Wild Oregonians."
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard around the West
National Park Service's "Park "N' Drive Competition," RVs outnumber tents 3 to 1, Yellowstone's roadkill, drug-users in the park.
Ray Ring July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear friends
Snowplows in June, tracking down former interns, the Eco Challenge Utah '95, roaming readers.
Staff July 24, 1995 From the print edition

News

Rural monster homes may not fly
A proposed new rural-remote zoning law in Colorado's Pitkin County, designed to prevent the growth of "monster homes," faces fierce opposition from some local landowners such as Betty LaMont.
Rebecca Harwood July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Militias busting rural budgets
County officials where militias are active begin to feel the cost in law enforcement and legal fees, as well as in fewer tourists.
Elizabeth Manning July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Turkeys for timber
A 1992 federal report reveals a "cozy relationship" between Kaibab Forest Products Co. and Kaibab National Forest, involving stolen trees and "gift turkeys."
Diane Kelly July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Utah wilderness goes coast-to-coast
Utah's environmental groups sound a nationwide alarm to stop a Utah wilderness bill they describe as "disastrous."
Ray Ring July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Falling arches
Tourists Jim and Dafang Lin witness a 44-foot slab fall from Utah's 306-ft. Landscape Arch.
Diane Kelly July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Wolf revival spreads to Southwest
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces a proposal to bring back the endangered Mexican wolf to southern New Mexico and southwest Arizona.
Tony Davis July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Four-ton bandage applied to trampled peak
Forest Service employee Loretta McEllhiney finds creative ways to restore heavily trampled and eroded hiking trails on Colorado's Mt. Elbert.
Sharon Chickering Moller July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Endangered law backed in court, ripped in Congress
Even as the Endangered Species Act is upheld in Western courts, lawmakers in Congress work to destroy it.
Paul Larmer July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Memo incontinence strikes again
Washington Republican Sen. Slade Gorton is embarrassed by the disclosure of memos showing his close ties to industry in his attempts to weaken environmental laws.
Paul Larmer July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Idaho woods again inspire "acts of conscience'
The third summer of the Cove/Mallard Coalition's protests against logging in central Idaho begins with arrests and lawsuits.
Shea Andersen July 24, 1995 From the print edition
BLM stumped by squatter
Former militia member Ken Medenbach is barred from the 10 acres of federal land he "seized" and began to log last spring.
Franklin Tate July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Back at the Diamond Bar...
Ranchers Kit and Sherry Laney receive what environmentalists call a "paper cut" order to cut cattle numbers on the Diamond Bar Grazing Allotment, but will be allowed to up the numbers after fences and stock tanks are built.
Tony Davis July 24, 1995 From the print edition
She fights for ferrets
Veterinary technician Carolyn Kinsey, fired for protesting the ill-fated release of black-footed ferrets in South Dakota, wants to start a care facility at Pueblo, Colo., for geriatric and neglected ferrets.
Shea Andersen July 24, 1995 From the print edition

Opinion

The university aimed for the stars and hit Mount Graham
The saga of Mount Graham demonstrates that the University of Arizona's shortcuts, questionable tactics and attempts to get around the law are ultimately responsible for creating an impossible situation.
Lisa Jones Opinion Essay July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Ranchers forced into numbers game
The authors opine that BLM grazing rules are rigged in favor of overgrazing and work against conscientious ranchers.
Karl Hess Jr. And Jerry L. Holechek Opinion Essay Jan. 24, 1995 From the print edition

Letters

Outsiders must now stand up for Utah wilderness
Scott Groene July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Tom Huerkamp: required reading
John H. Sherwood July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Just a moment!
Michael Leccese July 24, 1995 From the print edition
An idiot's diatribe can still be useful
Dave Tillotson July 24, 1995 From the print edition
Timber theft agents weren't angels
Mary Furney July 24, 1995 From the print edition
This grazing bill is a disaster
Steve Johnson July 24, 1995 From the print edition
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