Last Refuge: The Environmental Showdown in Yellowstone and the American West

An exploration of the West draws on interviews with ranchers, farmers, miners, environmentalists, archaeologists, and Native Americans Read more From Publishers Weekly How can the miners, loggers and ranchers of the Old West come to terms with the New West' s tourists, real-estate agents and environmentalists? Robbins, a journalist who writes for the New York Times and Smithsonian magazine, examines critical issues in this conflict.

He notes that land use, from mining to building sites to grazing, is regulated by antiquated laws and policies.