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Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?

Queen salmon tours Northwest

by Staff January 25, 1993January 24, 2024

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Queen salmon tours Northwest.

Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?

Wolves in Idaho

by Arden Trewartha January 25, 1993January 24, 2024

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wolves in Idaho.

Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?

Critics say agency is eating its young

by J. Todd Foster January 25, 1993January 24, 2024

Transfers among Forest Service employees from several Idaho national forests are political, employees say. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Critics say agency is eating its young.

Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?

Wilderness politics are anything but simple

by Louise Bruce January 25, 1993January 24, 2024

The President of the Montana Wilderness Association’s governing council offers an opinion on the Montana Wilderness bill. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wilderness politics are anything but simple.

Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch

Montana wolves lose their advocate

by Sherry Devlin February 22, 1992January 24, 2024

Wolf biologist, Mike Jimenez, loses his job in Ninemile Valley, Montana. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Montana wolves lose their advocate.

Posted inFebruary 11, 1991: Idaho savors its waters as region seeks more hydropower

On grizzlies, babies and a shrinking land

by Tracy Stone-Manning February 11, 1991January 24, 2024

I got married last fall and was immediately inundated with questions concerning when my husband and I were planning on having kids. Someone even sent me a card wishing me lots and lots of little ones. The sentiment behind that wish is really what brought ISO folks and me together in mid-January to hear a […]

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