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Journal 29; October 2006, No. 29 updated

"Welcome to our new Journal... Our goal, as before, is to inspire and educate. After Nine years, however, we decided it was time to use 'fresh eyes' on the publication. I hope what you see and read meets your expectations..." -Courtney White
  • A New Land Movement: Beyond Saving Places to Saving Relationships -Peter Forbes
  • In Praise, and in Appraisal of, the Working Landscapes of the West -Gary Paul Nabhan with Ken Meter
  • A West that Works: A Corner Turned - the Chico Basin Ranch -Courtney White
  • A View from the Field: An Ecotone, Not a Divide -Julie Sullivan
  • The Break of Day: PrePostindustrialism - or Getting from Here to There -Courtney White
  • Restoration Working Paper No. 1: Seeing the Forest and the Trees - a Review of a Collaborative Restoration Project on Rowe Mesa, San Miguel County, New Mexico -Courtney White

Newsletter 28; April 2006, Vol. 7, No. 4 updated

  • "Mugido: Rethinking the Federal Commons" -Courtney White
  • "Moving Full Circle" -Courtney White
  • "Collaboration and Government Agencies" -Frank Hayes
  • "Re-Examining the Governing Framework of the Public Lands" -Daniel Kemmis
  • "Exploring Region Seven" -An Interview with Daniel Kemmis
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "The New Ranch: A Definition"

Newsletter 27; August 2005, Vol 7., No. 3 updated

  • "Collaborative Science: Making Research a Participatory Endeavor for Solving Environmental Challenges" -Dr. Thomas D. Sisk and Jean Palumbo
  • "Eden As A Cultural Artifact" -Dan Dagget
  • "State-and-transition models 101: a fresh look at vegetation change" -Dr. Brandon Bestelmeyer and Dr. Joel Brown
  • "'A West That Works': The Jornada Experimental Range" -Courtney White
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 26; April 2005, Vol. 7, No. 2 updated

  • "Collaboration in Our Backyard: Lessons from Community-Based Collaboration in the West" -Whitney Tilt
  • "A View From Here" -Courtney White
  • "Profile in Good Stewardship: Environmental Defense"
  • "Restoring Comanche Creek" -Courtney White
  • "The Lost Tribe" -Dan Dagget
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 25; November 2004, Vol. 7, No. 1 updated

  • "Dances with Cattle: Collaborative Management on the Madison" -Todd Graham
  • "Profile in Good Stewardship: The Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Association"
  • "Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature" -Dan Dagget
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Directional Virtual Fencing" -Dean M. Anderson
  • "Joan Bybee Named Outstanding Conservation Rancher"

Newsletter 24; June 2004, Vol. 6, No. 4 updated

  • "Watershed Management in Nature's Image: About Commitment to and Kinship with a Place" -Jan-Willem Jansens
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White & Barbara Johnson
  • "And If a River Runs Through It" -Bill Zeedyk
  • "Making Conservation Pay" -Jim Crosswhite and the EC Bar Ranch
  • "Like Water in the Bank: the Promise of Alluvial Storage" -Bill Zeedyk, Courtney White,and Jan-Willem Jansens
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 23; February 2004, Vol. 6, No. 3 updated

  • "Grazing in Nature's Image" -Jim Howell
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Confessions of a New Rancher" -Jim Thorpe
  • "Grazing Nature's Way: Jack Hagelstein & the Comanche Hills Ranch"
  • "Grass" -James Ingalls
  • "A Macho Lesson Learned" -Courtney White
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 22; October 2003, Vol. 6, No. 2 updated

  • "Restoring Natural Systems Through Natural Processes" -Dr. Melissa Savage
  • "Thanks, Jim. A Reflection" -Courtney White
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Mike Reardon: Seeing the Trees AND the Forest (I)"
  • "Craig Allen: Seeing the Trees AND the Forest (II)"
  • "Making Waves on Comanche Creek"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Grass, Brush, Timber, and Fire in Southern Arizona" -Aldo Leopold

Newsletter 21; June 2003, Vol. 6, No. 1 updated

  • "Why Grassfed is Best" -Jo Robinson
  • "Announcing the Formation of the Southwest Grass-Fed Livestock Alliance"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Welfare Soybean Farming vs. Welfare Ranching" -Gary Nabhan
  • "The James Ranch: The Challenge of Grass-Finished Beef"
  • "Quivira's 2nd Annual Conference: Ranching at the Crossroads: Forging a West that Works"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 20; February 2003, Vol. 5, No. 4 updated

  • "Forging a West that Works: An Overview" -Ed Marston
  • "How We Got Here" -Nathan F. Sayre
  • "The Changing Ecology of the New-Old West" -Richard L. Knight
  • "The Economics of Ranching in 2002" -Bill McDonald
  • "Reflections on Environmentalism and the Future of the West" -William deBuys
  • "An Invitation to Join the Radical Center"

Newsletter 19; September 2002, Vol. 5, No. 3 updated

  • "A Sense of Place: Fishing for Solutions" -Dutch Salmon
  • "River Valley" -Joe Hollister
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "A Sense of Place - From a Field Biologist's Perspective" -Scott Stoleson
  • "Life in the Gila" -Mary Burton Riseley
  • "Will This Valley Survive All of the Attention?" -Ralph Pope
  • "Letting Nature Do the Work - On the Land with Bill Zeedyk"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "The Gila River and Life in the Southwest" -Jack Carter
  • "The Cliff/Gila Valley" -David Ogilvie
  • "Gila River Grant County, New Mexico" -Peter Russell
  • "Bear Creek" -Alan Eggleston

Newsletter 18; June 2002, Vol. 5, No. 2 updated

  • "Balancing Weeds and Ranching" -Duke Phillips
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Ranching West of the 100th Meridian: A Booksigning Event in Santa Fe"
  • "Noxious Weeds: A Personal Journey" -Craig Conley
  • "Successfully Controlling Noxious Weeds With Goats: The natural choice that manages weeds and builds soil health" -Lani Lamming
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "A 'Living Fire' in New Mexico"
  • "First Annual Conference, January 18-19, 2002, Albuquerque"
  • "In Memoriam: Bob Langsenkamp, First Quivira Member"

Newsletter 17; January 2002, Vol. 5, No. 1 updated

  • "Holy Cow! Biodiversity on Ranches, Developments, and Protected Areas in the 'New West'" -Jeremy D. Maestas, Richard L. Knight, and Wendell C. Gilgert
  • "First Annual Clarence Burch Award to Honor Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Research Project"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "A New Environmentalism (Part 2)" -Courtney White
  • "Biodiversity: More Than a Numbers Game" -Laura F. Huenneke
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: The Gray Ranch: A Biodiversity Success Story"
  • "Ranching for Biodiversity" -Tony Malmberg
  • "Monitoring Progress on Comanche Creek"

Newsletter 16; October 2001, Vol. 4, No. 4 updated

  • "A New Environmentalism (Part 1)" -Courtney White
  • "The New Environmentalism: It's About Results" -Dan Dagget
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Pursuing the Trickster: Monitoring as a Paradigm for Change in the West" -Will Barnes
  • "Learning from the Buenos Aires" -Nathan F. Sayre
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: Gail Garber and Hawks Aloft, Inc."

Newsletter 15; July 2001, Vol. 4, No. 3 updated

  • "The Malpai Borderlands Group: Building The Radical Center" -William McDonald
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Collaborative Stewardship: An Introduction" -Jake Kosek
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: The Rio Puerco Management Committee"
  • "Looking for the 'Radical Center'" -William deBuys
  • "March 10, 2001: The New Ranch Conference, Las Cruces"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 14; March 2001, Vol. 4, No. 2 updated

  • "The New Ranch Handbook: A Guide to Restoring Western Rangelands" -Nathan Sayre
  • "Press Conference, January 22, 2001: Of Land and Culture: Environmental Justice and Public Lands Ranching in Northern New Mexico"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Announcing Cibola Services Environmental Monitoring" -Courtney White
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: The Rafter F Cattle Company"
  • "November 17-18, 2000: The Grassbank Conference, Santa Fe"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 13; November 2000, Vol. 4, No. 1 updated

  • "Environmental Justice and Public Lands Ranching in Northern New Mexico" -Ernest Atencio
  • "Senorito Creek Project Update"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Community and Cultural Diversity: Ranching, Farming and the Natural Environment" -Dr. David Henkel
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: Sam Montoya, Pueblo of Sandia"
  • "Restoring Hope in El Valle"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 12; August 2000, Vol. 3, No. 4 updated

  • "Dry Times: Managing Through a Drought" -Kirk Gadzia
  • "Grassbanks in the West: Challenges and Opportunities"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Drought a Scientific Perspective" -Dr. Kris Havstad
  • "Wet Meadows: Like Money in the Bank" -Bill Zeedyk
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: Jim Winder"
  • "Herding Clinic, May 2000" -Jim Thorpe
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Drought Reigns in New Mexico History" -John Fleck
  • "ADAs: Animal Days Per Acre" -Kirk Gadzia

Newsletter 11; May 2000, Vol. 3, No. 3 updated

  • "Marketing Conservation Value" -Jim Winder
  • "Macho Creek Update: Birds, Birds, Birds"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "EcoResults" -Dan Dagget
  • "A 21st Century Ranch" -Courtney White
  • "Can a Shoe Save the World?" -Courtney White
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: Mark Cortner"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 10; February 2000, Vol. 3, No. 2 updated

  • "CRISIS, CHANGE, AND GROWTH: Ranching for Profit" -Cathy McNeil
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Putting Profit Into Ranching" -Stan Parsons
  • "Some Thoughts on the Conditions of Rangelands in New Mexico" -Thomas Jervis
  • "Economics vs. Ecology" -Roger Bowe
  • "Profile of Good Stewarship: The Flying M and the Diablo Trust"
  • "Quemado Project Update"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Confessions of an Environmental Traitor" -Norm Wallen

Newsletter 09; November 1999, Vol. 3, No. 1 updated

  • "Melding Rangeland Ecology and Livestock Grazing Management" -Kris Havstad
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "What About Nature? Or What Does Nature Have to Say About Grazing?" -Dan Dagget
  • "To Rest, or Not To Rest: Lessons from a Chaco Fence" -Courtney White (with Kirk Gadzia)
  • "The Senorito Creek Project"
  • "Profile of Good Stewardship: The Davis Family and the CS Ranch"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Monitoring and the USDA's Rangeland Monitoring Manual" -Dr. Kris Havstad

Newsletter 08; June 1999, Vol. 2, No. 4 updated

  • "Outdoor Recreation Is for the Birds - Or Is It?" -Richard L. Knight
  • "Outdoor Recreation on the National Forests"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Environmental Impacts: The Dark Side of Outdoor Recreation" -Scott G. Miller
  • "Fear and Loathing on the Pecos" -Courtney White
  • "Current Quivira Events"
  • "Outdoor Recreation in the United States"
  • "Profile Of Good Stewardship: The Empire Ranch"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Nevada Survey on Uses and Management of Public Lands Shows Support for Ranching, Recreation, and the Environment"
  • "Public Opinion Survey Indicates Support for "Green" Grazing" -Patrick J. Baca

Newsletter 07; March 1999, Vol. 2, No. 3 updated

  • "Herding: How It Works in the West Elks" -Dave Bradford and Steve Allen
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "The Ties That Bind: Herman Salazar, Former Herder" -Courtney White
  • "Back to the Future: The Environmental Benefits of Herding" -Kirk Gadzia
  • "Proper Forage Utilization Through Understanding Animal Behavior" -Dean M. Anderson
  • "Profile Of Good Stewardship: The Valle Vidal Grazing Association"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White

Newsletter 06; January 1999, Vol. 2, No. 2 updated

  • "The Urbanization of Ranching" -Nathan Sayre
  • "Example of Good Stewardship: Jim and Joy Williams; Quemado, New Mexico"
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Ranching on the Edge in Prescott, Arizona" -Dennis Moroney
  • "Farming on the Edge: Losing Our Most Important Agricultural Lands" -Jeff Jones
  • "Macho Creek Project Update"
  • "Birds in Urbanized Environments" -Dr. Mark Hostetler
  • "Making Friends in Catron County: The Quemado Project" -Courtney White
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "Gray Ranch Classroom" -Mary Burton Riseley
  • "Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Revisited"
  • "Back to the Land" -Wendell Berry

Newsletter 05; September 1998, Vol. 2, No. 1 updated

  • "The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and Me" -David Ogilvie
  • "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
  • "Handling Endangered Species - Species by Species or at Landscape Levels?" -Rex D. Pieper
  • "The Case of the Rancher and the Black-Footed Ferret: a True Story" -Dan Dagget
  • "Example of Good Stewardship: Phil Knight and the Date Creek Ranch"
  • "An Outdoor Classroom on Rangeland Health - and Hope"
  • "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
  • "The Wildlands Project and Cattle Grazing" -Rod Mondt
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