A newly released tape of the encounter of three federal
agents with Idaho rancher Eugene Hussey over the killing of a wolf
proves that the "feds" were not aggressors.
Magazine
October 2, 1995
A newly released tape of the encounter of three federal agents with Idaho rancher Eugene Hussey over the killing of a wolf proves that the "feds" were not aggressors.
Feature
Sidebar
The details of the deaths of both the slain wolf and the
calf it was found eating remain a mystery.
A profile of rancher Eugene Hussey reveals a man who has
often had trouble with authority.
Uncommon Westerners
An exhibit of photographs and interviews by Kit Miller
takes an in-depth look at the people who work in Nevada's
casinos.
Essays
"Climatic serendipity" is more likely to restore riparian
areas than human tinkering and the use of scare tactics.
During elk rutting season, the little town of Mammoth Hot
Springs inside Yellowstone National Park becomes a wild "cauldron
of lust."
Book Reviews
Grand Canyon River Guides puts out "boatman's quarterly
review."
Endangered California condors are being released in
northern Arizona's Vermillion Cliffs.
An exhibit called "Inventing the Southwest: The Fred
Harvey Company and Native American Art," goes on display in
Phoenix, Ariz.
The Political Economy Research Center's report, "Turning a
Profit on Public Forests," suggests free-market solutions to
environmental problems.
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
releases a report called "Toxic Water," showing that pesticides
harm salmon.
The 7th annual conference of the Colorado Riparian
Association meets in Frisco, Colo.
The 48th meeting of the Western Legislative Conference,
Oct. 7-10, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"The Politics of Sustainable Agriculture" will be held at
the University of Oregon, Oct. 7-8.
Dear Friends
Phil Shabecoff becomes HCN's D.C. correspondent; research
fund; what happened at the anniversary in Lander, Wyo.
News
The owners of the Mantle Ranch in Colorado's Moffat County
are threatening to begin massive development of their two
inholdings inside Dinosaur National Monument.
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt denounces the 1872 Mining
Law for forcing him to sign over 110 acres of Idaho land worth $1
billion to a Danish mining company for $275.
Sportsmen and conservationists criticize Craig Thomas for
not considering public access in his bill to turn over BLM land to
states.
Utah Rep. James Hansen continues to push a bill
recommending parks for closure by tacking it onto voter
legislation.
Lake County, Ore., wants to buy the 1 million acres of
Forest Service land within its boundaries.
Frustrated in their desire to legally appeal old-growth
timber sales, Oregon environmentalists take to civil
disobedience.
Southern Oregon environmentalists say the Forest Service
is "killing the patient" by logging fungus-infected Port Orford
cedars.
The Forest Service again tries to remove domestic sheep
from Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in order to protect
bighorn sheep.
Malfunctioning septic systems in eastern Idaho are
contaminating ground water.
After a dog is caught in a wire snare trap, Aspen area
residents organize to fight sport trapping of wildlife.
Proselytizing and fund-raising religious groups, as well
as Park Service Director Roger Kennedy's occasional religious
remarks, create controversy in national parks.
Fund-raising and free speech regulations in the national
parks affect both secular and religious groups.
Colorado critics attack Denver International Airport's
overflights of Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Attempts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
"streamline" enforcement of the Endangered Species Act worry
environmentalists.
Opinion
A liberal and a conservative come together to offer a
grazing reform package that they claim will work.
If Bonneville Power Administration can't afford to save
salmon, it should be gotten rid of entirely.
Memories of the horrors of corporate water pollution
before environmental regulation prompt the author to warn Congress
against weakening the law.
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