Utah's last stand: the battle for a great, unspoiled wilderness is under way
Article Abstract:
The Republican congressional sweep has hurt environmental legislation, and public lands in Utah are a good example. A 1989 proposal to designate 5.7 million Utah acres as wilderness was moving along fine until Republicans took office. Readers are urged to become environmentalists.
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1995
Laws, regulations and rules, Political activity, Environmental aspects, Environmental policy, Republican Party (United States), Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Utah, Wilderness areas
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1995
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Practicing the voyageur art: there was a time long ago, when big canoes traveled a big lake
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In pioneer days Lake Superior was a major trading route for canoes laden with up to 2 1/2 tons of cargo, but in modern times the Lake is used more by sports enthusiasts. One man describes a week-long trip he took from Grand Portage, MN, to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1997
Personal narratives, Recreation, Canoes and canoeing, Canoeing, Canoes, Lake Superior
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1997
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