UPDATE: On June 4, the Bureau of Land Management withdrew its opposition to H.R. 2181, the Chaco Cultural Heritage Protection … More
Tag: Archaeology
Map: Why the Chaco protection bill is just a first step
On May 22, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats from New Mexico, introduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area … More
Dataviz: Life in the Energy Sacrifice Zone
Read my High Country News story about the fight against drilling in the Greater Chaco Region. Shortly after 10 p.m. … More
Interior Secy. Zinke is Albert Fall and other writings on energy/public lands
In a harried attempt to keep up with the Trump administration’s assault on public lands, I’ve put out a flurry … More
Why President Obama needs to designate a Bears Ears National Monument
“People have always stereotyped and cartooned Blanding in an unfair way. I get tired of redneck knuckleheads cartooning the environmentalists, … More
Exploring the notion of “Home”
My High Country News cover story about the Bears Ears national monument proposal has finally entered the inter-tubes. For those … More
The Bears Ears and the “local” card
One of the first “literary” things I ever wrote was a poem that began, “The Bears Ears, have you ever … More
