John McChesney, Chronicler of the Rural West
John McChesney in front of a Cheyenne-area well pad in September 2011, as part of the production of the Center’s documentary, “An Unquiet Landscape.” Geoff McGhee
The Rural West Initiative and the Rural West Conference are projects of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University.
We are grateful for the generous support of the Spencer F. & Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation.
Collaboration Key to Addressing Issues of the Rural West
Submitted by Geoff McGhee on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 09:04
In a departure from previous gatherings, the 2018 Eccles Family Rural West Conference took the form of an academic workshop focused on collaborative governance. Panels explored how collaboration in rural communities can foster greater environmental sustainability and better health outcomes.
Stanford’s Bill Lane Center for the American West Addresses Issues of the Rural West
SANTA FE, N.M. – The rural western United States has long symbolized a rugged individualism, a simple, rewarding lifestyle against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful scenery America has to offer.
“The Most Western Part of the West:” 2016 Eccles Rural West Conference Focuses on Montana
Rural West Conference Volume
Bridging the Distance
Common Issues of the Rural West
Edited by David B. Danbom
Foreword by David M. Kennedy
Published in cooperation with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
The University of Utah Press has published Bridging the Distance, a book by the Rural West Initiative of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Edited by the distinguished historian David B. Danbom and with a foreword by Center co-founding director David M. Kennedy, the book explores the Rural West across four dimensions: Community, Land, Economics – and defining the Rural West itself. The book is the result of work presented at the first Conference on the Rural West, which took place in Ogden, Utah, in October 2012.
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