Idaho’s fact free governor testifies about Idaho Wilderness-
Clement “Butch” Otter has always made his way catering to most backward power groups in his unequal, economically poor, but wilderness rich state. The poorly paid teachers, educationally deprived students, overflowing prisons, and dispirited population are fine by him, but he has never liked wild backcountry, and [...]
Continue Reading →Motorbikes, ATV interests rebuffed for large roadless area between Glacier N.P. and Bob Marshall Wildlerness-
Judge upholds ban on motorized travel in Badger-Two Med. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer.
I’ve only been there twice, and just into it a little way. My impression [...]
Continue Reading →The Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act is reintroduced into Congress
Simpson takes another shot at CIEDRA
By KATHERINE WUTZ – Idaho Mountain Express
When I heard about the Interior Department’s decision to reverse the changes that the Bush Administration made to the policy on wild lands protection I was pleased. However, I remain skeptical at how the policy will be implemented by the current bunch running BLM who I don’t really trust. There is no doubt, however, [...]
Continue Reading →Water tanks illegally constructed in Wilderness-
Back to the issue of construction of wildlife facilities in designated Wilderness areas, although there are many more issues here than the one before the court. One must not lose sight of that.
US Court of Appeals: US wrongly put water tanks in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. Tony [...]
Continue Reading →Senator Tester’s massive forest bill has been added to Senate omnibus appropriations bill-
Every year the U.S. Congress’ procedure becomes more and more unglued. The reason for this is mostly partisan gridlock. So few freestanding bills (called regular order) are allowed by the opposition to pass or fail on a straight vote that extraordinary measures [...]
Continue Reading →National newspaper notices importance of the struggle of Idaho and Montana citizens against international oil-
Oil Sands Effort Turns on a Fight Over a Road. By Tom Zelller. New York Times.
I wish the NYT had also exposed the sellout to the oil companies by the states’ politicians.
Continue Reading →Worst case scenario seems correct-
The Missoulian reports that a subsidiary of the national oil company of Korea now wants to use scenic U.S. Highway 12 through north central Idaho and over Lolo Pass to transport numerous giant oil (tar sands) equipment to Alberta.
Despite worthless assurances about this kind of activity being a one [...]
Continue Reading →Western Watersheds Project wins a great legal victory for wilderness and endangered fish.
~ Jon Marvel
Friends,
On July 30th, 2010 Idaho Chief District Judge B. Lynn Winmill issued an Order in Western Watersheds Project‘s favor overturning a Bureau of Land Management decision to build fencing within the Burnt Creek [...]
Continue Reading →Collaborate effort would result in more legally protected Wilderness, more logging, more ATVs-
Well we have certainly seen this model many times in recent years. This wet, area of little known mountains (little known nationally) up against the Idaho/B.C. border is very important wildlife habitat.
Proposal for Colville [WA state] National Forest a collaborative [...]
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