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• Alan Weisman

  World Views

  Gloria Flora and the Elko Uprising

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  Alan Weisman

  World Views

  Gloria Flora and the Elko Uprising

  A rising star in the U.S. Forest Service runs afoul of monied interests – and her own agency – as she tries to protect public lands from depredation.

  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.

  Date

  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: forest service, resource management, nevada, public land