A group led by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management embarks along Wyoming’s Sweetwater Canyon to determine whether this river section measures up to Wild and Scenic status.


Antelope losing home on the range

A brief natural history of the pronghorn antelope and discussion of concerns about habitat loss in Wyoming’s Seven Lakes area, where energy development is accelerating. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.12/download-entire-issue

Officials measure charms of Sweetwater Canyon

A group led by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management embarks along Wyoming’s Sweetwater Canyon to determine whether this river section measures up to Wild and Scenic status. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.12/download-entire-issue

How many rivers deserve Congress’s protection?

The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation will commence a major inventory of rivers that might be suitable candidates for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System beginning in 1978 — likely the first and last such comprehensive survey of the Rocky Mountain West’s free-flowing rivers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.12/download-entire-issue