Web site is called “Bundy’s Buddies” The name of scofflaw rancher “Cliven Bundy” continues to inspire not only certain Republican politicians who are planning more sagebrush rebellion, but now their […]
Idaho plan to poison ravens is put off a year (updates)
Environmental assessment not done in time- After a big outcry against the Idaho Fish and Game plan to poison 4000 ravens in Idaho so to help the struggling sage grouse, […]
Drones: both a menace and savior to wildlife
Drones for hunting and for harassment- Drones to stop and catch poachers- Drones for wildlife research- More and more stories appear featuring drones and wildlife. Recently it was revealed that […]
A closer look at “sagebrush rebel” Ken Ivory of Utah
SL Tribune raises a question about his motives- Whenever public officials in the West gather to talk about “taking back” (transferring) the U.S. public lands to state ownership, the name […]
More Lenore Barrett finally bites the dust
People are still talking about the defeat of Lenore Hardy Barrett in Idaho’s Republican Primary. She lost to 69-year old rancher Merrill Beyeler of Leadore, a town smaller than even Challis, […]
Idaho Primary: Wildlife foe Lenore Barrett finally bites the dust
Rangeland steward of the year takes out Barrett in Republican primary- Political analysis and opinion. By Ralph Maughan Any Idahoan concerned about wildlife, grazing, mining, or just a state representative […]
Wildfire and Forest Health: Myths And Reality
There are widely held assumptions that logging will reduce or preclude large wildfires and beetle outbreaks. The recent adoption of the Farm Bill categorical exclusion that will permit logging up […]
President Obama declares a big Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
It is almost 500,000 acres near Las Cruces, NM- President Obama began to make good on a State of the Union address promise today announcing that he will use his […]