This article is about the difference between the Big Wood River Valley and the adjacent Sawtooth Valley. Regarding the large effort being made so keep the Phantom Hill Pack out […]
Congress should pass a roadless area law
Protecting the remaining roadless areas on the national forests is not nearly as controversial as designating Wilderness areas, but these areas have no real protection under the Bush Administration, or […]
McCain addresses a truly Western issue and threatens to start a water war
Open up the 1922 Colorado River Compact? Fighting words! This is probably the best piece on the implications of McCain;s statement. Diary of a Mad Voter: Joan McCarter McCain’s Water […]
Montana air is now dirty from Idaho wildfires
All last summer Montana’s air was filthy from forest fires in Idaho. This year has been much better, but enough fires have now been started by lightning in central Idaho […]
Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades in Idaho's Sawtooth country
This is very good news!! They were almost extinct 15 years ago. Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades. A total of 386 sockeye salmon had arrived in the Sawtooth […]
20 years after Yellowstone fires: Black Saturday's lessons still debated
Rocky Barker has written extensively about the Yellowstone fires and fire policy in general with a book (Scorched Earth) on the role of forest fires fighting and the history of […]
How wildlife fared in the Yellowstone fires of 1988
There have been a number of retrospectives on the great fires of ’88 on their 20th anniversary. Here is one from the Salt Lake Tribune summarizing the effect on wildlife. […]
Ron Gillett to stand trial Friday
Ron Gillett to stand trial Friday. Stanley man accused of attacking pro-wolf activist. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express.