This is the second wolf population estimate this year. The official final figures will be released about next March or April 2006. The estimate is for wolves in the 3-state […]
Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns
The excerpt below is from the report, dramatic data on the toll cattle are having on our climate and our future. . . When emissions from land use and land […]
Western ski areas get their annual environmental quality/damage rating
Every year Ski Area Citizens rates the Western ski areas. This year the very best one was a tie between Aspen Mountain and Buttermilk, both in Colorado. The very worst […]
What's everyone's favorite wilderness or roadless area?
In the thread “Do you want to discuss something” “Mike,” who is webmaster@wilderness-sportsman.com, suggested folks might want to discuss their favorite designated wilderness area or roadless area (a parcel of public land that may have wilderness qualities but no formal wilderness protection). Mike said that his favorites were Absaroka-Beartooth, the Bob Marshall Complex, the Crazy Mountains, and the Selway-Bitteroot area. These are all in Montana, except the Selway-Bitterroot which straddles the Idaho/Montana border.
Requirement of guides has reduced snowmobile stress on Yellowstone wildlife
A technical document, part of the current draft environmental impact statement on Yellowstone snowmobile use tells that the requirement that snowmobilers have guides has reduced, but not eliminated, the stress […]