The Bureau of Reclamation’s Navajo Indian Irrigation Project brings modern, irrigated agriculture to a parched landscape — and the possibility of large-scale industry that could compete for the water.
Don Redfearn, elk refuge manager
Don Redfearn manages the wintering ground for the largest elk herd in North America — the National Elk Refuge outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/8.11/download-entire-issue
Navajo Nation faces development
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Navajo Indian Irrigation Project brings modern, irrigated agriculture to a parched landscape — and the possibility of large-scale industry that could compete for the water. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/8.11/download-entire-issue
States fear California’s power needs
Officials in both Wyoming and Colorado have expressed concern that California’s appetite for electricity could expand into their states because of California’s initiative to limit nuclear power plants. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/8.11/download-entire-issue