When I was a kid, one of the favorite games we played in elementary school was “dodge ball.” In the game, a circle is made around a person who attempts […]
Rewilding the West–reduce Ag land uses
CAPTION: Open space is not the same as good wildlife habitat. The hayfield shown here has limited wildlife value. The willows and other shrubs on the left are along a […]
Do you have some interesting wildlife news? July 25, 2019
Reader generated wildlife news beginning on July 25, 2019 It is time to create a new page of “Reader Generated Wildlife News.” Do not post copyrighted material. Here is the […]
The Emperor Has No Clothes when it comes to cows and cheatgrass
Recently Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Director Jon Raby suggested that the agency will try “targeted grazing” among other methods to reduce wildfires in the sagebrush ecosystem. Raby […]
1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves
Federal Proposal Would Halt Wolf Recovery, Allow More Wolf Killing WASHINGTON, DC— Almost two million Americans stated their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from […]
Fuel Breaks don’t work in sagebrush ecosystems
“Plan is a government boondoggle that will cost a significant amount of money, likely will not work and in many cases make wildfire spread worse.” In June, the BLM released […]
Forests for Carbon Storage
Currently, there is a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that would ban logging on all of the state lands. The premise of the legislation is that logging contributes significantly to […]
Proposal for Massive And Ineffective Fuel Breaks System
In June the BLM released a draft EIS Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin. The proposal would authorize the creation of 11,000 miles of fuel breaks primarily […]