Our Location
Calendar
| Date | Event |
| 2006.09.11 | Missoula Area |
| We will be in the Missoula Area for three days. Monday we meet the Blackfoot Challenge in Ovando. Tuesday we Meet Daniel Kemmis in Missoula, and Wednesday We move south toward Deer Lodge to meet with the CLark Fork Coalition |
Random Thought:
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.
Articles of Interest:
| Author | Title | Category | Date |
| Jim Robbins | Blaze Devastates Wilderness Area Prized for Beauty | fire | 2006.09.07 |
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | White House Proposal to Allow More Logging | forests | 2004.07.12 |
| MATTHEW L. WALD | Court Sets Back Federal Project on Atom Waste Site's Safety | nuclear energy | 2004.07.10 |
| FELICITY BARRINGER | Federal Judge Rejects Process for Approval of Mining | mining, oil, energy | 2004.07.10 |
| Louis Sahagun | Hahn Moves to Preserve Owens Valley | Owens Valley | 2004.07.07 |
Writing
Env. Writing/Rhetoric:
ABC & John Stossel Rev Up Anti-Environmental Rhetoric - by Pat Fish
The Left and Environmental-First Nations Relationships - Green Web Bulletin #46 by David Orton
A New Kind Of “Green-washing?” - by John Howard, Greenpeacer now a Greenwasher.
What is Environmental Communication? - by Mark Meisner.
Higher Superstition - The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science by Paul R. Gross and Norman Levitt
Places to submit work:
Resurgence - Online Eco-Mag: articles on current thinking, promoting creativity, ecology, spirituality and frugality.
Emagazine.com - E! Magazine on the web.
Western Water Magazine - From the Water Education Foundation, a non-profit organization, trying to create a better understanding of water issues and to help resolve water resource problems through educational programs.
Here are some links, split roughly into categories. These are often of topical interest, like the Klamath articles and the Hopi resource page. Many of the links go to magazines, so are good links to research resources, examples of what kinds of writing are being published, sources for writing guidelines and places to submit work.
News
Environmental
High Country News · Environmental News Network · Headwaters News · Tidepool News for Salmon Nation
United States
AP Breaking News · New York Times · Reuters Headlines · PRNewswire · USNewswire · USA Today · Yahoo! News · Index of State Newspapers...
International
The London Times · The Guardian · BBC News · South America Daily · Pravda · East AsiaNews · Al Jazeera (English) · More...
Mixed Politics
Yahoo! · CNN · Washington Post · Today's Best Political Cartoons
From the Left...
Buzzflash · Alternet · Commondreams · Mediamatters · Mother Jones · Nation · Progressive · Salon.com · Tom Paine
From the Right...
Drudge Report · World Net Daily · Orbusmax NW · Newsmax ·
RealClear Politics · Independence Institute · Town Hall · Heritage Foundation · National Review · American Conservative
The Strange and Profound...
The Onion · Yahoo!: Oddly Enough
Government/Environment» List all
BLM National Wild Horse and Burro Program -
Federal and State Invasive Species Programs -
U.S. Geological Survey -
National Parks Service -
National Forest Service -
Ecology/Biology
USGS Western Region -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species - Species and habitat information, plus laws and conservation initiatives.
USDA Plants National Database - Indexed information with pictures.
Natureserve.org - Information about endangered species and threatened eco-systems.
Regional Env. Organizations/Watchdog Groups
The Murie Center - The Murie Center inspires people to act mindfully on behalf of wild nature. We explore the value of nature and its connection to the human spirit.
The Upper Green River Valley Coalition - A group of citizens, sportsmen, businesses and conservation organizations dedicated to responsible, sustainable management of the wildlife, waters and air quality of Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley.
Rocky Mountain Institute - An entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining.
Managing Wholes - Firsthand reporting on creating a future that works.
Sustainable Northwest - Promoting environmentally sound economic development.
Environmental Backlash
US out of the United Nations - From the John Birch Society, advocating withdrawal from the UN.
Right Wing Political Action and Information - Links to right-wing/libertarian groups everywhere.
Ranch Gazette - Constitution Party organization attempting to close US borders.
Environmental Research Foundation - Providing understandable scientific information about human health and the environment.
Environmental Lies - Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Greed, Hate and an Escalating Lack of Credibility in Todays Environmental Movement.
Other Useful Resources
Stardate - Guide to the Night Sky.
Best History Websites - Links to historical information from around the world.
Refdesk - Dictionaries, weather, weights and measures ... if it's not here, it doesn't exist.
EnviroLink Network - A non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.
News
Builder's Enviro News - News about sustainable building technologies, developments in government policy and legislation.
The Navajo Times - "Newspaper of the Navajo people."
Canyon Country Zephyr - Moab paper - All the News that Causes Fits. Moab, Utah
Agricultural/Farming
Food Alliance - A non-profit organization that promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways, and educating consumers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustainable agriculture.
Forests/Forestry
Sustainable Forestry Initiative - Industry based certification and management organization
Forest Stewardship Council - International independant organization that certifies ecologically and socially sustainable forestland
Society of American Foresters - The national scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in the United States. Founded in 1900 by Gifford Pinchot, it is the largest professional society for foresters in the world.
Chuck Pezeshki's Clearwater Country Hompage - Professor at WSU in mechanical engineering with a strong interest in environmental protection and author of the book, "Wild to the Last: Environmental Conflict in the Clearwater Country" Idaho
Goebel/Jackson Treefarm - An article from Managing Wholes. (2002-04) Wallowa County, Oregon
Hispanic Groups/Issues
Tierra Wools - (2002, 2004) Los Ojos, New Mexico
Ganados del Valle - Los Ojos, NM. (2002, 2004) Los Ojos, New Mexico
Labor Groups and Issues
Donnas Ranch - Oldest Legal Brothel in Nevada
Culinary Union 226 - (2002, 2004) Las Vegas, Nevada
Mining, Oil, Energy Groups/Issues
Cortez Gold Mine - (2002, 2004) Nevada
Place Dome Mining -
Earthworks - Formerly the Mineral Policy Center, Earthworks is an organization "protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of mining."
Project Underground - Supporting the human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation.
Berkeley Pit - (2002, 2004) Butte, Montana
Owens Valley
LA Department of Water and Power - Owens Valley, California
Conservation California Native Plant Society - Bristlecone Chapter. Owens Valley, California
Inyo County Water Department - Owens Valley, California
Mono Basin Clearinghouse - Building a digital library for better resource management Owens Valley, California
Public Lands/Parks
Chaco Culture National Historic Park - New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument - New Mexico
Canyonlands National Park - Utah
Dinosaur National Monumen - Colorado
Hells Canyon NRA - Wallowa County, Oregon
Ranching
Nevada Rangeland Resources Commssion -
Oregon Country Beef - A cooperative linking ranchers and consumers for the benefit of both. Perhaps the "only natural beef program in the U.S. where individual family ranchers are directly responsible to the meat manager and the end customer for both eating quality and claims on growing practices. Oregon
Nevada Cattlemen's Association - (2002, 2004) Nevada
National Cattlemen's Association -
Recreation
Ski Area Environmental Scorecard - Sponsored by the Ski Area Citizens Coalition.
Intrawest Corporation - The leading developer and operator of mountain resorts across North America. ... Intrawest. Great Playgrounds of the Western World.
Water, Rivers, Fishing
Great Basin Water Network - This umbrella organization was created to protect the water resources of the Great Basin for current and future inhabitants (human, animal, and plant).
Southern Nevada Water Authority -
Nevada Groundwater Development Project - This Web site provides information about the Southern Nevada Water Authority's proposed Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project (GWD Project).
Klamath Basin Crisis - KBC NEWS, voice of the irrigators and their community.(2002) Klamath County, Oregon
Trout Unlimited - Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
Western Art
Western Folklife Center - The Western Folklife Center works to expand our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors by celebrating the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the American West.
Terry Tempest Williams - talks about these sculptures in her essay, "A Shark in the Mind of One Contemplating Wilderness".
Hirst -
Bear Deluxe magazine - Published by Orlo, a nonprofit organization using the creative arts to explore environmental themes.
Ansel Adams -
Writing Examples
ABC & John Stossel Rev Up Anti-Environmental Rhetoric - by Pat Fish
The Left and Environmental-First Nations Relationships - Green Web Bulletin #46 by David Orton
A New Kind Of “Green-washing?” - by John Howard, Greenpeacer now a Greenwasher.
What is Environmental Communication? - by Mark Meisner.
Higher Superstition - The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science by Paul R. Gross and Norman Levitt
Native American Resources
Wallowa Band Nez Perce - (2002, 2004) Wallowa County, Oregon
Western Shoshone Defense Project - (2002, 2004) Nevada
Shoshone Sisters Fight for Land - Living on Earth presents Shoshone Sisters Fight for Land: The Western Shoshone’s traditional lands stretch over two thirds of the state of Nevada. But since the late 1800s, the tribe has lost possession of millions of acres of that land to the government through the gradual encroachment of settlers. Two Shoshone sisters, Carrie and Mary Dann, have been fighting over ownership of their grazing land for decades, and for the sovereignty of the Western Shoshone people. Clay Scott reports from northern Nevada. Download the MP3 or listen to the story with Real Player.(2002, 2004) Nevada
Nez Perce.com - A source of archival photos, history, language and cultural information as well as scholarship opportunities for those of Nez Perce descent.
Navajo Nation - Official Web Site of The Navajo Nation.
Immigration/Border Issues
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - The Federal Government agency.
American Border Patrol - The American Border Patrol needs your help to continue to protect our great Nation from the threat of illegal immigration. (NOTE: Not a government agency.)