Out West

Logger, Olympic National Forest

Loggers, Olympic National Forest

Clear cut British Columbia

Forks Washington

Logger protesting Forks Washington

Logger, Olympic National Forest

Logger, Olympic National Forest

Logging operations in the Pacific Northwest. A logger rests during the clear-cutting of timber lands in the Olympic National Forest

Saw Mill Workers Washington State

Forks Washington, Timber Town

Logging in the Pacific Northwest. Isolated logging communities on the Olympic Peninsula have been hard hit by court mandates in reducing logging operations to help preserve endangered species, like the spotted owl. Here a group of logging families in Forks Washington (photographed at an Independence day celebration) reflect the sense of misgiving that an uncertain future produced in the community beginning in the early 1990s.

Fire Tower, Malheur National Forest, Oregon

Colorado River Runs Dry, Northern Mexico

Irrigation Canal from Colorado River, Central California

Irrigation Canal, Northern Mexico

Hunting for Endangered Frogs

Graduate student, part of Oregon State University research team, looks for endangered amphibian species near The Sisters Mountains in Oregon's Cascade Mountain range.

Counting Salmon, Columbia River Dalles Dam

Native Dip Net Fisherman, Columbia River

Diverted Colorado River water, Central California

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada

Denali Highway, Alaska

Alaska Mountain Range Near Glacier View, Alaska

Alaskan glaciers and mountains from Denali Highway.

Strip Mine Butte Montana