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  • Scenic, much-loved Idaho canyon spared from another dam

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Water Board probably ends 10 year battle over Oneida Narrows dam- Oneida Narrows is a scenic canyon on the Bear River in SE Idaho.  It is already partially filled with a dam and reservoir, but its lower reaches are free, popular for recreation, and has a population of rare Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. Over its…

  • PacifiCorp Settles In Wyoming Raptor Electrocutions

    Ralph Maughan

    $1.4 million dollar fine and retribution to be paid- $9.1 million will be paid to retrofit power poles. Over 200 eagles died and many other raptors. PacifiCorp Settles In Bird Electrocutions. By Mead Gruver. Associated Press Writer Exxon-Mobil was involved too. Earlier story. Companies charged in bird deaths. By Tom Morton. Casper Star Tribune.

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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