Desert Wings: Controversy in the Idaho Desert

by Niels Sparre Nokkentved

Desert Wings tells the contentious story of how the U.S. military and high-ranking federal and state politicians attempted to secure a bombing range in the fragile canyonlands of Idaho.

In 1989, it was revealed that the U.S. Air Force planned to take over 1.5 million acres of the publicly held Owyhee Canyonlands in southwest Idaho. It would have been one of the largest military procurements of public land since WWII, but an unlikely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874222478
• ISBN13: 9780874222470
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for the right audience

I read this as part of my university study on the Owyhee Region. Its a great way to learn about some of the recent local history and politics of SW Idaho. It's also a window into grassroots environmentalism, land management and the EIS process. So if any of those topics interest you, I recommend this book.