The Personal Side

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The Personal Side of Natural Resource
Issues Randy R. Weigel, Ph.D. Professor
Extension Specialist Department of Family
Consumer Sciences University of Wyoming
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Geo-conflicts Conflicts over the natural
resources and geography of the West.
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The struggle to secure ample high-quality water
has fostered mistrust, mis- understanding and has
created disharmony. Water conflicts have driven
wedges between neighbors, states, nations,
cultures. Ingram, H. (1998). Place
humanists at the head gates Reopening the
American West
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I told the Elko County commissioners, The days
are gone when youll come in here and pound on
the district rangers table and hell piss in
his pants and youll get your way. Jim
Nelson, supervisor Toiyabe Humboldt
National Forests, Nevada
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We are outraged and demand accountability of the
actions taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service surrounding the incident, (FWS worker
with wolves on private property) Park County
Commissioners Park County (Cody), Wyoming
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Life at the Edge The lives
of urban and rural dwellers are becoming
increasingly intertwined, and often tangled. This
entanglement can be found at the urban wildland
interface. Huntsinger Hopkins
(1996). Viewpoint Sustaining rangeland
landscapes A social and ecological
process. Journal of Range Management
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Kent Knudson picked up a rifle and opened fire,
defending his 40 acres in Arizona, and got
handcuffed and hauled to jail. High
Country News March 1, 2004 vol. 36, no. 4
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Ranch Preservationism A term that describes an
attitude that being a rancher leads to a higher
well-being than other methods of making a living.
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Whats it going to take me sitting on my front
porch shooting the next son of a bitch that
tells me when I can and cant move my
cows? New Mexico Rancher High Country
News retrieved, 2/4/2004 from http//www.
hcn.org/
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Ethno-ecology of Ranchland Ethno-ecology is a
field of Anthropology that refers to the study of
how people interact with all aspects of the
natural environment including plants and
wildlife, land forms, vegetation and soils (among
other things).
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Source PowderRiverBasin.org
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Three concepts of the human-land relationship
human as generator of impact human as receiver
of information human as participant in the
landscape Zube, E. H. (1987) Perceived
land use patterns and landscape
values Landscape Ecology, vol. 1, no. 1
Photo PowderRiverBasin.org
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We have a world-class supply of gas in the
Powder River Basin
Billings Gazette 01/07/04 The methane
play is about short-term profits, not long- term
security. A deal gets done, and soon you no
longer recognize the country you live in.
New York Times ed. 12/01/03 Some ranchers
are trying to keep track of new roads,
water discharge, pipelinesand other items
associated with coalbed methane on their land.
They also worry about what the land will look
like once the coalbed methane drive is
over. Billings Gazette 01/08/04
Photo PowderRiverBasin.org
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Loss of Country-Dominance Superiority of
rural life Country life is more productive,
more cherished, more respected, more
powerful than city life.
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Urban Viewpoint Increasingly, urban people ask
why they should bail out farmers suffering
misfortune when other businesses in the same
situation are not. After all, farmers choose a
rural life and participation in an industry
subject to the whims of nature. ABC Western
Queensland, AU 19 November 2002
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Sense of loss is manifested in
Disenfranchised grief Ambiguous loss
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You see farmers along the country- side standing
in piles of their livelihood, in piles of dead
animals and the stress is just immense. David
Hambley, a farmer from South Wales ABC News.com
(March 19, 2001)
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Dynamics of Change Transition Curve
External event
denial
commitment
Future state
Past state
exploration
resistance
Internal/self
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Characteristics of Change Pressure for Status
Quo Impatience Conflict Forward Backward
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• Transitions Making Sense of
• Lifes Changes Wm. Bridges
• Ending
• Neutral Zone
• Beginning

Fall
Winter
Spring
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Strengths of Survivors
Sense of Control
Positive Outlook
Perseverance
Self Management
Flexibility
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Recovering from Natural Disasters B-1103 Men
and Depression B-1104 Agriculture and Skin
Cancer What You Should Know B-1105 Lenders and
Angry Customers B-1113 Surviving Tragedy B-1117
Men Seeking Help B-1134
http//www.uwyo.edu/ces/LIFE/Personal_Nature_Main.
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Agricultural Producers and Stress Series The
Importance of a Healthy Attitude When Do You
Need a Counselor? Eating and Activity for Health
and Pleasure Identifying Stress on the Ranch and
Farm Learning to Relax Finding Your Team of
Experts
http//www.uwyo.edu/ces/LIFE/Personal_Nature_Main.
html
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Anyone can give up But only the strong will
continue to battle!
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