March 2007
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The early spring, which may herald a toasty (meaning burnt) summer, has caused plants to sprout early in Jackson Hole, and the elk, of their own accord, have lost interest in the alfalfa pellets and most have moved off of the National Elk Refuge. Refuge stops feeding for year. By Corey Hatch. Jackson Holes News…
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This is from the LA Times. J. Steven Griles, whom Abramoff once called ‘our guy’ in the department, also admitted to lying about a relationship with an Abramoff employee. By Richard B. Schmitt, Times Staff Writer. As with the Teapot Dome scandal in the Harding Administration, the Dept. of Interior has been a major center…
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The Western Watersheds Project blog tells the story. Folks in Washington State might want to contact the governor and ask her what she could possibly thinking of, or what kind of deal went down? Story at WWP blog
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Demand for corn to make ethanol has now doubled corn prices in the U.S. “The diversion of corn to fuel ethanol uses “is creating unintended consequences throughout the global food chain,” a Bloomberg analysis finds – not to mention increased use of pesticides and fossil fuels to grow all that corn. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress…
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Economic interests in Cody will not be denied continued access across Sylvan Pass in the winter, where Park Service employees risk their lives and waste your tax money for the benefit of a few who cross the pass in snowmobles. The cost per snowmobile is huge — many times the entrance fee. They are getting…
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This is from the Casper Star Tribune. By Brodie Farquhar. It is important to note that so far all we have seen is the government’s news release. The actual delisting rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register.
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The Department of Interior announced the removal of the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone from the “threatened species list” today. Recent developments such as the huge die-off of whitebark pine, whose nuts the grizzlies depend heavily upon, make this decision wrong. “Chuck Schwartz, U.S. Geological Survey interagency grizzly bear study team leader, said human-caused…
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I’ve never heard of so many appeals of a local Forest Service decision, but the travel plans are becoming increasing controversial because of conflicting methods of travel on public lands. Story in the Bozeman Chronicle. By Scott McMillion Chronicle Staff Writer The Madison River on the Gallatin National Forest about 15 miles west of Yellowstone…