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    World Views

    Gloria Flora and the Elko Uprising

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    Alan Weisman

    World Views

    Gloria Flora and the Elko Uprising

    Gloria Flora was a rising star in the U.S. Forest Service, one whom many thought might become the first woman to head the agency. But her promotion to head a national forest in Nevada ended up scuttling her career. The story of Flora’s downfall demonstrates the widening war between local citizens and federal natural resource managers over who should determine the fate of public lands.

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    March 2000

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    Living on Earth
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    Themes: Lives, Environment
    Regions: North America
    Media: Audio
    Other Contributors: Alan Weisman
    Other Tags: public land, forest service, resource management, nevada