Michael Childers
@michaelchilders.bsky.social
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Environmental historian of the American West
https://www.michaelwchilders.com/
unpblog.com/2026/06/12/f...
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From the Desk of Michael W. Childers: The History of Overcrowding at Yosemite
Michael W. Childers is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University. He is the author of Colorado Powder Keg: Ski Resorts and the Environmental Movement, winner of the Internationā¦
https://unpblog.com/2026/06/12/from-the-desk-of-michael-w-childers-the-history-of-overcrowding-at-yosemite/
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The Mountains are Calling is out in time for summer reading
#envhist
about 1 month ago
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Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around
Ski resorts in Colorado can make snow, but it only goes so far.
https://theconversation.com/colorado-ski-resorts-got-some-welcome-snowfall-from-winter-storm-fern-but-not-enough-to-turn-a-dry-and-warm-winter-around-272008?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
5 months ago
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Erik Loomis
10 months ago
I have an opinion piece in the New York Times today on how the labor movement has failed to step up to the moment in countering Trump, even as Trump unilaterally strips public sector workers of collective bargaining. Labor will die as a movement if this continues.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/trump-unions-labor.html
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The Conversation U.S.
11 months ago
Yosemite National Park has been at the center of debates over privatization for over 150 years. The struggle between preservation and profit continues to shape its future, according to a historian.
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@michaelchilders.bsky.social
, Colorado State University
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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization
Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.
https://buff.ly/3pVI0C5
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My university has hired Academic Analytics to provide admins insights into our scholarship production. Does anyone have any experiences with this company?
over 1 year ago
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I have a grad student looking for a roommate for ASEH. Drop me a message if interested
over 1 year ago
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I donāt want a nap ā¦.
over 1 year ago
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Patrick McCray
about 2 years ago
"Silicon Valley wasāand remainsāan experiment, one that many cities and regions, ignoring the contingencies of its history, are quixotically attempting to replicate." On reading
@jasonheppler.org
's new book.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/dirt...
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Dirty Digits and āPleasant Landscapesā: On Jason A. Hepplerās āSilicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanismā | Los Angeles Review of Books
After reading Jason A. Hepplerās āSilicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanism,ā Patrick McCray decides that Silicon Valley should really be called Arsenic Valley....
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/dirty-digits-and-pleasant-landscapes-on-jason-a-hepplers-silicon-valley-and-the-environmental-inequalities-of-high-tech-urbanism/
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental History at St. Olaf
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental History
The Department of Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, one-year position in Environmental History at the Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor level to ...
https://fa-ewur-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_3/job/228/?utm_medium=jobshare
over 2 years ago
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Talked with journalist Mark Dent on the current state of the ski industry. Ski resorts are angling for expansion and new resort development.
media.hubspot.com/the-ski-busi...
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https://media.hubspot.com/the-ski-business-is-anything-but-chill?ecid=ACsprvv91TCDTKWRA5zISfQvKzSWo-6_24Lv8R8lQoOF5aTQJngXZ-fSFLsgkum2Uv3G_N-EVP9T&_hsmi=290722892
over 2 years ago
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Brenden W. Rensink ššāāļøā°
over 2 years ago
The BYU Redd Center 2024 funding season is here! ALL DISCIPLINES eligible, so long as the work focuses on the Intermountain regions of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, or WY. *PLEASE* help spread the word. Applications due March 15, 2024.
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Post
https://reddcenter.byu.edu/Blogs/redd-center-blog/Post/2024-awards-and-funding-from-the-byu-charles-
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TT job in United States History, American Indian Studies, the North American West, Nebraska History, and related areas. Cool small town in Nebraska.
nscs.peopleadmin.com/postings/11403
over 2 years ago
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My Momās neighbors
over 2 years ago
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I am quoted in the WSJ on the impacts of climate change on the ski industry -
www.wsj.com/articles/pro...
. Sadly, it is behind a paywall, though I do have a pdf if anyone wants to read my very obvious insights - more snow = more skiers, less snow = less skiers.
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Pro Take: Fed Hikes, Global Warming Havenāt Melted U.S. Ski Jobs
Ski resort employment has surged above prepandemic levels as the hospitality sector overall remains flat
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-take-fed-hikes-global-warming-havent-melted-u-s-ski-jobs-b53f8a80?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
over 2 years ago
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Any news on when the hotel block for the ASEH will open? When we can expect a program?
over 2 years ago
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Maybe the next time a journal in my field discusses āthe frontierā they should include a western historian, or a Native historian?
over 2 years ago
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