The major culprit in almost all of the big lower elevation fires in the interior West is cheatgrass, which has a nicer name of downy brome (Bromus tectorum), probably given […]
The Hayden pups, their first big (5) litter
Post 1326 Photographer Dan Stebbins was gracious and emailed me photos of this year’s Hayden Pack pups. In the past, the pack has only had one or two pups a […]
Polar bears now avoiding sea ice for their den sites
This is from the blog Carnivore Conservation. Polar bears in Alaska are increasingly denning on land because the sea ice is thinning, becoming too unstable for safe denning. This is […]
BLM is not responsible for the Milford Flat Fire
Some Utah officials blamed the BLM for the huge Milford Flat Fire in central Utah for not allowing enough grazing, but the Grand Junction Sentinel has it right — if […]
Fire season gets started in Montana
Montana has been slower than Utah, Nevada, and Idaho for wildfires, but they are underway now. Story in New West. Web page for the new Patengail Creek Fire, NW of […]