May 2009
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Collaborative effort to save public lands domestic sheep grazing suspended in favor of a more closed process mandated by the Legislature and the Governor. The Governor, Legislators, and sheepmen apparently didn’t like the direction the Bighorn Sheep/Domestic Sheep Advisory Group was headed so the whole effort was scuttled…… for now. Many of the groups participating…
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Anshutz plans 4-6 billon dollar development- Anschutz Corp. plans masssive Wyoming wind farm. By Matt Joyce. AP. Forbes. About 40 other remote wind projects are being considered. This single project would cover over 150 square miles. – – – – – – Related: Biologists study turbines’ effect on grouse. Billings Gazette. AP 5-26. For comparison:…
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It wasn’t a big one, but it was photographed- Moreover, it happened right in front of a group of geologists. In the history of the Park there have been several other small explosions, but in the past some of these have been large explosive events. Geology group treated to rare pool explosion. By Angus M.…
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Weekly report from the USFWS has details about the government killing of YNP wolf- If you want the details from the government about the first control kill of a Yellowstone Park wolf, it is in this report, along with some other information. Wolf reports, if any, now with delisting for Idaho and Montana are the…
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Democrat Echohawk comes from era when Democrats had near parity with Republicans in Idaho State government- Larry Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee tribe, has just become head of the troubled Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior. Now teaching at Brigham Young University, as a Democrat he was an Idaho State Senator,…
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Homer Wilkes, not what conservationists hoped for- We ran this news earlier, but now David Frey at New West has a comprehensive article on the nomination. HOMER WHO? Obama Stuns with Forest Service Nominee. “With little forest credentials, is Wilkes the right man to oversee the Forest Service?” By David Frey. New West.
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All the entrances to Yellowstone Park are now open, and this includes Beartooth Pass. Travelling the Pass at this time of year ought to be an awesome experience assuming you can see over the snowbanks.
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Pathbreaking book about agri-business dropped from Freshmen Reading program- Wazoo (Washington State University in Pullman) has a common reading program every year for freshmen. This is a growing practice at universities, but Michael Pollan’s look at how our food is produced in an unsustainable manner (oil and corn) seems to have been too controversial for…