There are 53 million acres of federal lands which qualify as potential wilderness areas under the 1964 Wilderness Act. But so far, with only three years left for federal agencies to propose wilderness under the act, only 10.1 million acres have been set aside as wilderness. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.20/download-entire-issue
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Posted inOctober 1, 1971: Hells Canyon moratorium
Environment: beyond easy answers
If improvement of the environment is actually the high national priority that recent polls suggest, then we should expect to find a general willingness to share the cost. Regrettably, this is not the case. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.19/download-entire-issue
Posted inOctober 1, 1971: Hells Canyon moratorium
Hells Canyon moratorium
A seven-year moratorium on dam-building in the Hell’s Canyon of the Middle Snake River in Idaho would help to protect the river, but it would not stave off logging, mining, off-road vehicles, or development that could preclude future public access. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.19/download-entire-issue
Posted inOctober 1, 1971: Hells Canyon moratorium
Land policies questioned
Tom Bell, a former executive director of the Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Council, has said the public is entitled to a hearing on the disposition of Wyoming state land because “it is public land and there’s some hanky-panky going on.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.19/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 17, 1971: Teton Dam controversial, review is needed
Bitterroot is still in the limelight
The intense clearcutting in Montana’s Bitterroot Nation Forest is attracting national attention as the nation seeks to solve its problems in forest management. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.18/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 17, 1971: Teton Dam controversial, review is needed
Red Desert should be protected
Following a series of hearings around Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management says that most people favor leaving the Red Desert as it is. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.18/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 17, 1971: Teton Dam controversial, review is needed
Teton Dam controversial, review is needed
Conservationists continue to battle against proposals for the Lower Teton Dam, which would become simply another of the engineering feats — but environmental disasters — promulgated by the Bureau of Reclamation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.18/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 3, 1971: Senator says he is shocked
Senator says he is shocked
Senator Gale McGee warns of surprise and shock when full details of Wyoming’s recent episodes of mass eagle killing — allegedly conducted by helicopter — are revealed to the public. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 3, 1971: Senator says he is shocked
Clearcutting worst seen — McGee
Clearcutting practices on the Bitterroot National Forest in western Montana are, in the opinion of Wyoming Sen. Gale McGee, the worst he has seen in the United States. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 3, 1971: Senator says he is shocked
Coal fever hits West
A new stage in the development of the West is beginning — on thousands of square miles of vacant land, much of it public, the rush to mine coal is on. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 3, 1971: Senator says he is shocked
Morton meets Westerners
Western conservationists got an attentive and sympathetic ear from Interior Secretary Rogers Morton in an unprecedented audience in Denver. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 20, 1971: Mines and power make impact
Floating Western rivers
Dozen’s of the West’s rivers, big and small, are getting more and more traffic, both commercial and private. The first in a multi-article series exploring Hell’s Canyon of the Snake River and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.16/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 20, 1971: Mines and power make impact
Mines and power make impact
Coal mining and coal-fired power generation will have an enormous cumulative impact on the West. But the public — getting news in bits and pieces without any meaningful reporting on the large-scale impact — does not realize the full extent of what is happening. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.16/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 6, 1971: Timber study is released
Eagles!
James Vogan, a helicopter pilot from Murray, Utah, testified before a Senate subcommittee that he had participated in the shooting of nearly 800 eagles in Wyoming and Colorado. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 6, 1971: Timber study is released
Speaking out on the Selway-Bitterroot
Conservation groups have advocated since 1956 for giving wilderness protection to the upper Selway — also called the Magruder Corridor — area, and are growing impatient with what they see at continued foot-dragging by the Forest Service. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 6, 1971: Timber study is released
Timber study is released
An interdisciplinary panel, assembled in response to criticism of forest management in Wyoming, has recommended that wildlife, recreation, and scenic quality be considered in every management decision on Wyoming’s national forests. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 23, 1971: Eagles' deaths NOT vindicated
A great creation
Few look upon the area of Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin as anything but a dry, God-forsaken desert. But the Red Desert is a storehouse of natural wonders and interesting cultural history. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 23, 1971: Eagles' deaths NOT vindicated
Eagles’ deaths NOT vindicated
The case of Wyoming’s poisoned eagles took a bizarre turn when Van Irvine — the sheep rancher from Casper, Wyo., who is charged on 29 counts of game violations — asked for a no contest plea and was fined the absolute minimum on all charges. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 23, 1971: Eagles' deaths NOT vindicated
Floating Western rivers
The author floats Idaho’s Salmon River — also called the River of No Return. Part four in a multi-article series about floating the West’s rivers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 9, 1971: Wyoming Council meets ... new director named
Backpacking: things to know
The popularity of backpacking has much to do with the desire for fresh miles of mountains, uncluttered by automobile roads … An overview of backpacks and other equipment, backcountry cooking, and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.13/download-entire-issue