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Show Summary – Western Skies #149–
September 21, 2006
JUDGE RE-INSTATES CLINTON ROADLESS RULE
The U.S. Forest Service will have to reexamine several controversial plans
for projects on roadies federal lands in Colorado and across the West, this
following a landmark court ruling yesterday. A federal judge in California
reinstated a Clinton administration ban on building new roads in portions
of national forests nationwide. What exactly the ruling means for Colorado
is unclear at this point. Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler has this report
on reaction in the White River National Forest, the most heavily used by
recreationalists in the U.S. [LISTEN]
VOTING MACHINES Q AND A
This fall's election could become a lot more complicated if a group suing
the state is successful in banning four different models of voting machines.
We talk with our Denver Correspondent Bente Birkeland, who has been attending
the trial. [LISTEN]
PINON CANYON EXPANSION
Opponents of Ft. Carson's plan to grow its remote Pinon Canyon training
area, located between Trinidad and La Junta, made their case in Colorado
Springs Tuesday. The training area, already 367 square miles in size, would
grow by another 650 square miles if Ft. Carson's plan goes through. We hear
from the opponents and a Ft. Carson spokeswoman. [LISTEN]
GONZO MOUNTAIN BIKERS, AN INTERVIEW WITH HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
Ever since they first took to the trails in the 1980s, mountain bikers have
been viewed by some as out of place on certain public lands. New machines
that inspire behavior more like motorcyclists are inspiring more backlash.
We talk with High Country News Editor Greg Hanscom about how bikers are
trying to preserve and expand their access to trails. [LISTEN]
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALL PIKES PEAK READS
Every year the Pikes Peak Library District and its partners pick a book
for the community to read, discuss and otherwise experience. This year,
it's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and related activities include stage
adaptations by Manitou Art Theater and UCCS Theaterworks. [LISTEN]
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