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Bill Schneider

A regular contributor to Crosscut.
Active since: April 2007
Bio: Bill Schneider is the travel and outdoor editor for New West, where this story first appeared. He has spent 35 years hiking, fishing, bicycling, hunting, and skiing throughout the Rocky Mountain region and has written 20 books and many magazine articles on wildlife, outdoor recreation, and environmental issues. He lives in Helena, Mont. He can be reached at bill@newwest.net.

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Why the national park gun rule should stand

Posted Fri, Jan 9, 6 a.m.

The rule doesn't change much, says this commentator, mostly just making the status quo the legal status quo. So let it be.

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Making Western states bicycle-friendly

Posted Sat, Oct 18, midnight 2008

Unless you're in Washington, which ranks No. 1, state officials and bicycle advocacy groups have a lot of work to do.

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McCain, Palin, earmarks, and the DNA of bears

Posted Thu, Oct 2, noon 2008

A few things you might not know about the second most famous congressional earmark, including how it's connected to harbor seals in Alaska.

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Time for a new backcountry coalition of MPVs: muscle-powered vehicles

Posted Sat, Oct 13, midnight 2007

Outdoor-recreation constituents who oppose motorized vehicles need to consider the concept of 'Wilderness Lite' instead of full wilderness designations for federal lands. It means allowing traditionally banned mountain bikes but would bring more political clout to the preservation cause.

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Nature's salmon factory is threatened

Posted Sat, Jul 7, midnight 2007

The future of the Bristol Bay, Alaska, fishery is at stake as residents and non-residents alike fight the massive proposed Pebble Mine. Opponents of the copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver mine say it would only be the beginning.

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