Map. Oh my !! The Zena-Loon is the bulk of the “East Fork Fire Complex” which is now 217, 263 acres. Here is a color coded fire progression map. They […]
Citizen testimony strongly against Idaho joining mercury emission "cap and trade" program
Idaho has no coal-fired power plants, notorious spewers of the toxic element mercury (which is a natural “contaminant” of coal). The emissions cap and trade program is a pollution control […]
Enviros: northern Arizona could be home to jaguars.
Enviros: northern Arizona could be home to jaguars. By Cyndy Cole. Arizona Sun Staff Reporter. This certainly makes sense from the perspective of climate change, as the topics extend further […]
Rocky Barker's blog: Craig's departure would fundamentally change salmon debate in Congress
Craig has been just about enemy number one of preventing extinction of salmon runs in Idaho. Barker doesn’t say “enemy of salmon.” He takes the lighter, “leading defender of the […]
Wildlife copes with threat of [Castle Rock] fire
No doubt similiar situations are taking place all over the burning parts of Idaho (the Castle Rock fire is not nearly as large as the East Zone fire complex, east […]
Castle Rock Fire battle ends where it began
Castle Rock Fire battle ends where it began. Majority of remaining fire activity is along Warm Springs Creek. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. The fire began in […]
Wolfwatching on Dunraven
Salle Englehart, WRF’s Vice President, was kind enough to email me this report from Aug. 27 (or 28?). People are seeing the Agates. Kathie Lynch told me the same. – […]
Invasive weed (cheat grass) a fuel for West's wildfires
Invasive weed a fuel for West’s wildfires. By Patrick O’Driscoll, USA Today. This is a fine and an easy-to-understand article on the role cheatgrass plays in the range fires of […]