Reclaiming the Native Home of Hope : Community, Ecology, and the American West

His volume represents an edited compilation of symposium presentations and reflects the Stegner Center's commitment to promoting better understanding and dialogue among those concerned with the West's future. Drawing upon Wallace Stegner's writings for inspiration and insight, the essays [in this collection] explore critical issues that confront Westerners today. Stegner's timeless observations on community, place, geography, and wildness provide the unifying themes, which are examined from a contemporary perspective. While the West is clearly experiencing significant change, Stegner's work affords a firm basis for comprehending the past and anticipating the future. Representing such diverse disciplines as literature, history, science, economics, law, and policy, the authors bring their talent and personal experience to bear on today's West. Through this interdisciplinary exploration, the volume presents thought-provoking ideas on how to surmount the West's persistent conflicts to achieve the unitary society that Stegner envisioned--one that matches its scenery. The hope is that the collective ideas will serve as a catalyst in stimulating public dialogue and understanding of the complex issues now confronting the West. The Outgrowth Of Two Symposiums Sponsored By The University Of Utah College Of Law's Wallace Stegner Center For Land, Resources And The Environment--ack. I. The Nascent West : Toward A Western Ethic. A Democracy To Match Its Landscape / Daniel Kemmis -- An Ethic Of Place / Thomas J. Lyon -- In Search Of A Western Ethic : Lessons From Public Land And Natural Resource Policy / Robert B. Keiter. Ii. A Compelling Unity : Integrating People And Ecosystems. Two Rivers : The View From A Federal Land Manager / Martha Hahn -- The Truth Of The Land / Teresa Jordan -- Ecosystem Management, Wallace Stegner, And The Yaak Valley Of Northwestern Montana / Rick Bass. Iii. To Cherish And Renew : Restoration As The New Order. Making The West Whole Again : A Historical View Of Restoration / Dan Flores -- Restoration As The Order Of The 21st Century : An Ecologist's Perspective / Duncan T. Patten -- Private Property Interests, Wildlife Restoration, And Competing Visions Of A Western Eden / Holly Doremus. Iv. The Edge Of Vision : Sustainability, Wilderness, And The Colorado Plateau. Filling Up The Eye And Overflowing The Soul : Sustainability, Wilderness, Remoteness And The Colorado Plateau / Charles Wilkinson -- Reconciling Environmental Preservation And Economic Sustainability On Utah's Colorado Plateau : The State's Perspective / Brad T. Barber And Aaron P. Clark. V.a Touch Of Wonder : Conserving Wolves And Grizzlies In The Northern Rockies. Restoring Wolves To The West / Edward E. Bangs -- Moving Past The Polarization : Wolves, Grizzly Bears, And Endangered Species Recovery / Hank Fischer -- Wolves, Bears, And The Spirit Of The Wild : Asking The Right Questions / Doug Honnold. Vi. Its Rivers Flow Together : Time, People, And The Great Basin. Letting Go Of The Rim / Stephen Trimble -- The Grand Experiment : Raising Livestock In The Great Basin / James A. Young And Fay Allen. Vii. The Native Home Of Hope : Stepping Back To The Future. Inside The Earth / William Kittredge -- To Be Taken / Terry Tempest Williams. Edited By Robert B. Keiter ; Foreword By Page Stegner. The Outgrowth Of Two Symposiums Sponsored By The University Of Utah College Of Law's Wallace Stegner Center For Land, Resources And The Environment--ack. Includes Bibliographical References. "However One Thinks About the territory that lies between the front range of the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges", writes Page Stegner, "there is a remarkable longevity to the problems that plague it and to the issues that divide its citizenry...".Yet, there is in the West an emerging ecological sensitivity and hope for understanding, cooperation, and interdisciplinary collaboration -- developments exemplified by this edited compilation of essays from symposia at the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment. Representing such diverse disciplines as literature, history, science, economics, law, and public policy, the eighteen essays selected for the volume capture the essence of the ongoing dialogue on a variety of critical issues confronting Westerners today with regard to community, place, geography, and wilderness.