Most combatants in the public-lands grazing battle are still in their bunkers, happily sending shells into opposing camps. Nevertheless, there hangs over this familiar and comfortable scene a small but dark cloud: the willingness among some former enemies to talk to each other. The possibility of negotiations is as unsettling in the West as it […]
Essays
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
A stark victory in Utah
In May 1989, Gene Nodine, head of the BLM’s Moab, Utah, office, told Arizona law professor Joe Feller: “You don’t know enough about this (public-land grazing) to question what we’re doing.” In retrospect, that was a rash statement. For in December 1993, John Rampton, an administrative law judge for the Department of Interior, ruled that […]
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Environmentalists shouldn’t have helped force out Dale Robertson
Opinion writer says that former Forest Chief Dale Robertson shouldn’t have been replaced by Jack Ward Thomas. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Environmentalists shouldn’t have helped force out Dale Robertson.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
She wants her colleages to feel free to say: ‘Madam Secretary, you’re full of crap’
Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary pledges to start cleaning up her agency. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline She wants her colleages to feel free to say: ‘Madam Secretary, you’re full of crap’.
Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
An historic event
This editors note, about the ramifications of appointing Jack Ward Thomas as the new chief of the Forest Service, introduces the feature articles in this issue. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline An historic event.
Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
The road to affluence
An essay on the changing nature of affluence in today’s economy. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The road to affluence.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Grand Central Canyon
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Grand Central Canyon.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
The mission continues: Save our oldest trees
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The mission continues: Save our oldest trees.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
The Mormon heritage is not what you think
Terry Tempest Williams and Thomas J. Lyon remind Sens. Orin Hatch and Robert Bennett that their Mormon ancestors would advocate grazing reform. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Mormon heritage is not what you think.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
How the auto and airplane teamed up to destroy the Grand Canyon
Bruce Babbitt’s plan to alleviate overcrowding at Grand Canyon involves eliminating cars, planes and Tusayan, Ariz. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline How the auto and airplane teamed up to destroy the Grand Canyon.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
An open letter to Judge William Dwyer:
An environmentalist sends a plea to Judge William Dwyer to carefully consider the drawbacks of Option 9 in Clinton’s forest plan. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline An open letter to Judge William Dwyer:.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
The Forest Service clings to an outmoded ideology
Jack Ward Thomas represents the reform-mindedness the U.S. Forest needs. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Forest Service clings to an outmoded ideology.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
Is the Gila pasture or wilderness?
A coalition of environmentalists pressures the Forest Service to control grazing and the Diamond Bar Ranch in the Gila Wilderness. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Is the Gila pasture or wilderness?.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
In Montana, Logging Companies Cut, Run and Whine
A critic lambasts Champion Lumber for robbing his home state of its resource. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline In Montana, Logging Companies Cut, Run and Whine.
Posted inNovember 1, 1993: Sunbelt confrontation
The Blue Margarita
Poetry centerspread by Jeri McAndrews, Scott Starbuck, by Antler, Joanna Sampson, Charlie Mehrhoff and Jim Ruch. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Blue Margarita.
Posted inNovember 1, 1993: Sunbelt confrontation
Babbitt inherited a mess; his plan will make it worse
The authors argue that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt’s Rangeland Reform ’94 proposal will do more harm than good. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Babbitt inherited a mess; his plan will make it worse.
Posted inOctober 18, 1993: A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?
Home Improvement
Homeowner tells his tale of woe when trying to upgrade his furnace efficiency. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Home Improvement.
Posted inSeptember 20, 1993: Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get out
Stone Container cuts a wide swath: In the woods, it cuts, runs and blames
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Stone Container cuts a wide swath: In the woods, it cuts, runs and blames.
Posted inSeptember 20, 1993: Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get out
It’s time to clearcut the Forest Service
The Forest Service is beyond redemption, and should be abolished. It would not be a huge loss. There is little institutional or human memory in the agency, given the frequency with which employees are transferred, given how the agency has isolated itself from the ground and from communities, and given its contempt for science. To read this […]
Posted inSeptember 20, 1993: Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get out
Killer bees
Anything that attacks a poodle or a lawnmower can’t be all bad