Groundwater pumping dries Milt Thompson's Diamond Valley
Ranch.
Magazine
August 9, 1993
Groundwater pumping dries Milt Thompson's Diamond Valley Ranch.
Feature
... to read the essays, news stories and other articles in the issue, including the sampling displayed here
Sidebar
A wary rancher joins an environmental group after
groundwater pumping dries his ranch.
Uncommon Westerners
A profile of Dan Beard, head of Bureau of Reclamation,
shows his role within the Department of the Interior.
Essays
Lizard skin leads the author to musings on
nature.
The writer relates her experience watching
coyotes.
Book Reviews
A GAO report shows ski industry payments for use of public
lands.
'Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century' brings forestry
experts together in Portland, Ore.
International mining pollution prevention conference in
Snowmass.
The Colorado Air National Guard offers a revised plan for
F-16 pilots at Redeye.
A Land Trust Alliance rally is held in Big Sky,
Mont.
'It's Not Easy Being Green' newsletter is a wake-up call
for Christian environmentalists.
White Sturgeon may be designated as an endangered
species.
Photo Essay
Photos and quotes from the book Quiet Pride: Ageless
Wisdom of the American West, by Robert Alan Clayton and J. Bourge
Hathaway.
News
Rep. Karen Shepherd spearheads resistance to missile
flyovers in Utah.
The Bureau of Land Management agrees to add salt to
Bonneville's receding Salt Flats.
The BLM refuses permission to explore gold-mining claims
in the Sweet Grass hills.
BLM Director Jim Baca proposes new regulations for filming
on public lands.
Only three sockeye salmon return to spawn at Redfish
Lake.
The army resumes chemical weapons testing at the Dugway
Proving Ground.
The Colorado House approves legislation proposing 711,170
new acres of wilderness.
The High Country Citizens' Alliance and the Gunnison
County Stockgrowers work together on a grazing proposal.
The Oregon Bar Association considers sanctions over
harrassment charges against Packwood.
The Silver State Leasing Co. receives $100,000 fine for
killing a desert tortoise during construction near Las
Vegas.
Arson could create fire-fighting and salvage timber jobs
in Willamette National Forest.
'Trouble' the grizzly bear is still on the run.
Arizona Senator DeConcini is accused of doing favors for a
recycled toner business.
A rodent expert says that predators could help control
hantavirus-spreading deer mice.
An Ancient Forest Rescue protester is arrested for
blocking a timber sale by sitting in a tree.
Indian sacred sites are vulnerable to mining because the
American Indian Religious Freedom Act has no teeth.
The Nevada Legislature refuses the temptation of millions
in federal funds by opposing the nuclear waste dump at Yucca
Mt.
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