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Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.

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4 responses to “Washington State grazing project draws threat of lawsuit.”

  1. d. Bailey Hill Avatar

    I thought I had heard it all…. until I read this article and the comments. I am speechless……..

  2. Ralph Maughan Avatar

    “With long-term exclusion of livestock, ‘native grass plants, flora and fauna essentially start to kill themselves from the inside out,’ Cattlemen’s Executive Vice President Jack Field said.”

    Jack Field must think were are all a bunch of idiots. Still, I have I heard this before, implying that cattle came along just in time to stop nature from destroying itself.

    Someone ought to ask the governor if she believes this stuff.

  3. d. Bailey Hill Avatar

    I think there are a lot more crazy and delusional people in our communities than anyone actually realizes. But greed certainly causes people to make irrational decisions. I would guess that their arrogance, self-importance, and sense of entitlement is a direct result of greed. It seems that most if not all “big business” and industries that harm our environment, has that attitude. Keep the money coming in at any cost…. as long as someone else is paying for it, along with health, nature, etc.

    I don,t remember the name of fire,in north WA, it was one of the largest ever. You can see the damage along both sides of highway 20, and goes on and on for miles. It,s been quite a while since I drove through there. It was nowhere close to regreening at that time. From there to the WD Wildlife Area certainly does not need anymore damage… I don,t remember the cause of that fire, but allowing cows in that corner of WA, is purposely creating a tragic loss. Considering the circumstances I believe that WWP will be successful.

  4. kim Avatar

    ‘ A trial grazing project near the Blue Mountains of Eastern Washington has some conservationists accusing Gov. Chris Gregoire of putting political priorities before environmental protection’

    imagine that,, a democrat,,, now whood a thunk it,,,,!!!!

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