Dean of Montana University School of Forestry Arnold Bolle’s statement to the Interior Subcommittee about his report, which criticizes Bitterroot National Forest’s overriding concern with timber production, its use of uneconomical systems of timber harvesting, and its general disregard for aesthetic and non-timber values. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.9/download-entire-issue
The Bolle Statement on clearcutting
Posted inMay 14, 1971: Wyoming eagles die mysteriously
National air quality standards announced
Environmental Protection Agency William Ruckelshaus has announced final publication of national air quality standards for six common classes of pollutants — sulfur oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, photochemical oxidants, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.9/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 30, 1971: 'Environmentalism' catches on in Big Sky Country
Historic kilns mark era of by-gone days
A history of the abandoned kilns located along Idaho State Highway 28 near Birch Creek, where hundreds of woodsmen and kiln workers used to make charcoal for a nearby smelter. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.8/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 30, 1971: 'Environmentalism' catches on in Big Sky Country
‘Environmentalism’ catches on in Big Sky Country
The 1971 Montana legislature may go down in the record books as the session in which “environmentalism” finally caught on. Bills passed and signed into law include new hard rock mining reclamation laws, zoning provisions, tougher water pollution controls and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.8/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 30, 1971: 'Environmentalism' catches on in Big Sky Country
Clearcutting stirs national controversy
The people of Montana’s Bitterroot Valley once gazed into hills of magnificent Douglas fir, ponderosa and lodgepole pine. Now their attention is fixed on the barren, treeless fields clearcut from the wooded vista. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.8/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 16, 1971: Clear-cutting criticized
Predator control in Wyoming
A discussion of the hunting habits of coyotes and wolves as they relate to both wildlife and livestock. Part four in a multi-article series on predator control on Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.7/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 16, 1971: Clear-cutting criticized
Clear-cutting criticized
In hearings at the nation’s capitol, Sen. Gale McGee called for a two-year moratorium on clear-cutting in national forests, underscoring the increased criticism that timber practices have come under in recent years. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.7/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 16, 1971: Clear-cutting criticized
Chemical control of beetles stopped
The Targhee National Forest has decided to discontinue chemical treatment of mountain pine beetle in lodgepole pine stands, primarily because the treatment has been found to be ineffective. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.7/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
The Gros Ventre Wilderness
Description of a trip to the proposed Gros Ventre Wilderness Area in Wyoming. “The roar of the plunging water provided a perfect tranquilizer for sleep the ensuing two nights.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
Hearings hold promise
Excerpts from Oversight Hearings on Management Practices on the Public Lands. “The forthcoming … hearings offer a crucial opportunity for public scrutiny of the state of management and stewardship of our public lands, especially our national forests.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
The “prophets of progress” see the great, untamed section of the Snake River through Hells Canyon not as a thing of intrinsic value, but as a tragic waste of kilowatts. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 19, 1971: Montana is unique ... environment has real champion
Wyoming to continue grizzly bear hunts
Wyoming will have grizzly bear hunting seasons again in 1971 in Park and Teton counties, although with six fewer permits than were issued last year. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.5/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 19, 1971: Montana is unique ... environment has real champion
Predator control in Wyoming
Part two — “Of eagles and old wives tales” — in a multi-article series on predator control in Wyoming. Even though bald and golden eagles are protected by federal law, many ranchers insist on killing these birds out of fears that they kill livestock. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.5/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 19, 1971: Montana is unique ... environment has real champion
Montana is unique … environment has real champion
Unlike in most states, the Montana environment has a real champion: Fish and Game Department head Frank Dunkle, who has fought Montana governor Forrest Anderson to a virtual standstill. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.5/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 5, 1971: Nebraska rivers being threatened
Predator control in Wyoming
An overview of county, state and federal predator control programs in Wyoming. Part one — “Of predators and poisons” — of a multi-article series on predator control in Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.4/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 5, 1971: Nebraska rivers being threatened
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Posted inMarch 5, 1971: Nebraska rivers being threatened
Nebraska rivers being threatened
Most of Nebraska’s rivers and streams are threatened and many may be destroyed or greatly altered within a few years, according to National Audubon Society representative Ron Klataske. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.4/download-entire-issue
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Utility advertising draws condemnation
Gerald Jayne, president of the Idaho Environmental Council, says Idaho Power Co.’s refusal to restrict its advertisements encouraging more electrical usage, even as it exerts pressure for more dams in Hells Canyon, should be regarded as “sheer corporate arrogance.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Sierra Club says monster created
The Wyoming legislature may be creating a monster with Senate File 124, commonly known as the Green River feasibility study bill, according to Sierra Club officers in Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Wyoming Sen. Gale McGee has stated that management policies of National Forests must be redirected “away from short-range, short-sighted emphasis on timber cutting toward long-range protection of the entire spectrum of forest-related values.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue