Magazine
February 22, 1993
The Nature Conservancy sells the biologically diverse Gray Ranch amidst local concern.
Feature
The Nature Conservancy sells the biologically diverse Gray
Ranch amidst local concern.
... to read the essays, news stories and other articles in the issue, including the sampling displayed here
News
A nuclear power company attempts to sell a mining town
after the uranium market collapses.
A new Yosemite concessionaire bids high to take over
commercial business in the park.
ADC shootings from helicopter threaten wolves in
Montana.
A fish farm plan that would have ruined one of the last
clean springs on the Snake River is blocked.
A Forest Service clearcut ban in California protects old
growth and the spotted owl.
A Forest Service survey reveals eight of ten residents in
Montana disapprove of logging practices.
A timber company is fined for distributing political
flyers along with paychecks.
BLM veteran Darrell Short is transferred after speaking
out on range conditions.
Summitville mine pollution may lead to new reclamation
regulations in Colorado.
Long droughts end in western states.
An oil and gas production firm's wastewater disposal in
Montana could contaminate groundwater.
Wolf biologist, Mike Jimenez, loses his job in Ninemile
Valley, Montana.
ADC comes under fire in Utah after predators are killed
illegally.
Earth Partners wants to turn old newspapers into
fiberboard at a Nevada plant.
A Colorado wilderness bill abandons the 1964 Wilderness
Act and compromises on water rights.
A grand jury report on the environmental crimes at the
Rocky Flats nuclear bomb plant is released.
Oil and gas exploration threatens a pristine cave
system.
A brief history of the Department of Energyis
outlined.
Newly appointed DOE head, Hazel O'Leary, charts a new
course for the Department of Energy.
Environmental groups will appeal a decision allowing
exploratory oil drilling in the Badger - Two Medicine Wilderness
Area.
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Book Reviews
Jeff Debonis will help start PEER: Public Employees for
Environmental Responsibility.
Coors Brewing Co. will recycle glass from its recycling
center in Colorado.
The Oregon Rivers Council changes its name to the Pacific
Rivers Council.
The DOE seeks comments on reports that examine problems
within the agency.
Critical habitat areas are proposed to protect the
Colorado squawfish, the humpback chub, the bonytail chub, and the
razorback sucker.
The Backcountry Ski Alliance wants non-motorized areas
designated on Colorado public lands.
An Arizona report shows wildlife brings tourist
dollars.
A conference on changing western communities will be held
at California's University of Redlands.
The Colorado Environmental Coalition will map the major
ecosystems of the Rockies.
The 16th International Wildlife Film Festival will be held
in Missoula.
Opinion
Mike Bader, executive director of the Alliance for the
Wild Rockies, advocates preserving the Northern Rockies in its
entirety as an ecosytem.
A book excerpt from C.L. Rawlin's 'Sky's Witness'
describes life as a forest tech.
