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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/go4K3VePzwI/birds-can-only-fly-so-far The birds in California’s Joshua Tree National Park will need human help to survive climate change.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/go4K3VePzwI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Seth Shteir climate change Joshua Tree National Park endangered birds desert ecosystems bird watching 2009-07-09T18:59:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/birds-can-only-fly-so-far http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/LuIyotm8O-o/riding-the-rails-upscale It may not be as romantic as hopping freight cars in a Woody Guthrie song, but Amtrak is the nicest way to travel across the West.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/LuIyotm8O-o" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Betsy Kepes Amtrak Betsy Kepes public transportation traveling Forest Service work trains 2009-07-07T15:31:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/riding-the-rails-upscale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/ttI_1Bnb-5k/wyoming-continues-its-state-of-denial Despite hysterical claims to the contrary, wolves are not decimating Wyoming’s elk herds.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/ttI_1Bnb-5k" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Tory and Meredith Taylor outfitters hunters Wyoming elk herds endangered species Yellowstone National Park wolves 2009-07-07T15:32:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/wyoming-continues-its-state-of-denial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/190XRmxMO2w/go-beyond-dams-to-save-salmon We must tackle the other factors, aside from dams, that threaten the iconic fish.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/190XRmxMO2w" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Greg Delwiche 2009-07-02T22:09:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/go-beyond-dams-to-save-salmon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/l7q-HTZpoSI/the-salmons-last-best-hope It's time for politicians and stakeholders to get out of their alternate reality universe, and take down the dams.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/l7q-HTZpoSI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Paul VanDevelder 2009-07-02T22:05:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-salmons-last-best-hope http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/1uiOoZL69W0/we-battled-beetles-by-burning-our-trees You wanna fight beetles? Then you've got to get rid of the trees.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/1uiOoZL69W0" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Vicki Lindner 2009-07-01T14:34:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/we-battled-beetles-by-burning-our-trees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/RdPGqAzaWpA/still-wild In New Mexico, abandoned horses remember the dance of wildness<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/RdPGqAzaWpA" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Mary Morton 2009-06-24T22:55:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/still-wild http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/lnLzxTyfnNI/finally-a-burger-with-a-taste-of-place Next time you visit the Grand Canyon, stop in Flagstaff for a delicious Diablo burger made from locally raised organic beef.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/lnLzxTyfnNI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Gary Paul Nabham ranchers Grand Canyon Diablo Burger range-fed beef locavores Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area organic food 2009-06-22T16:22:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/finally-a-burger-with-a-taste-of-place http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/NP2pRUYXe8M/and-you-think-times-are-tough The articles in old American Heritage magazines remind us that life in the West used to be a whole lot harder than it is.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/NP2pRUYXe8M" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Jaime O'Neill economic crisis Western history American Heritage magazine frontier life pioneers James Fitzwilliam 2009-06-18T22:22:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/and-you-think-times-are-tough http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/ZsGFBQgoeZM/homespun-wilderness-bill A lifelong Montanan says the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act was made by Westerners for Westerners.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/ZsGFBQgoeZM" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Paul Richards wilderness protection NREPA Rep. Denny Rehberg Rep. Carolyn Maloney roadless areas 2009-06-04T19:48:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/homespun-wilderness-bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/nZmGUmJGwnA/say-no-to-regional-wilderness A Wyoming resident says the state doesn’t need outsiders telling it which lands to protect under the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/nZmGUmJGwnA" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Walt Gasson wilderness protection NREPA roadless areas Wyoming, hunters Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 2009-06-04T17:15:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/say-no-to-regional-wilderness http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/f3ImSBaSPuI/you-don2019t-need-a-gun-to-enjoy-a-national-park Unhappy campers or rabid animals don't scare the author, but the pervasive influence of the NRA sure does.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/f3ImSBaSPuI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Wayne Hare 2009-06-02T18:57:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/you-don2019t-need-a-gun-to-enjoy-a-national-park http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/xZUuNj5W0Sc/suffering-and-solace-1 When the Army tries to expand a training site, patriotic ranchers feel as if they are under siege.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/xZUuNj5W0Sc" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Chris Frasier Fort Carson U.S. Army Pinon Canon military training sites ranchers 2009-05-29T15:55:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/suffering-and-solace-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/DSjJhyoTczY/bring-on-the-chickens There’s nothing funnier or more educational than a flock of backyard chickens.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/DSjJhyoTczY" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Joanne Wilke eggs Joanne Wilke chickens children pets 2009-05-29T15:43:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/bring-on-the-chickens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~3/e1RQac2Q3NM/the-movie-magic-west-rides-again If you want to see the Old West live again, drop by a ranch and offer to help with the springtime cattle branding.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/wotr/~4/e1RQac2Q3NM" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Mary Flitner Mary Flitner Western culture cattle branding ranchers cowboys 2009-05-28T22:20:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-movie-magic-west-rides-again