USFWS agrees to make this very rare and declining fish a candidate species for the list-
Court action by 4 conservation organizations are responsible for this late turn of events for this beautiful (former) sports fish now down to just one or two streams. This is another species earlier denied protection by the bullying tactics […]
Continue Reading →This plan to drain the desert aquifer to fuel urban sprawl at Las Vegas is getting pretty contentious-
Snake Valley water deal could kill Utahns, state’s top docs warn. Utah Medical Association presses governor to nix the accord with Nevada. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune.
Folks have seen the Austrialian dust […]
Continue Reading →The relocation is another in a series of transplants to bolster the weak grizzly population of the Cabinet-Yaak-
Bear managers have been releasing about one new grizzly each year into the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bear recovery area of extreme NW Montana. This smallish recovery area has no connection to NW Montana’s Northern Continental Divide grizzly area […]
Continue Reading →Complicated ruling was a victory of sorts for conservation-
Judge rejects U.S. management plan for California desert. By Louis Sahagun. LA Times.
This was a huge case over a big area and a BLM plan that took 15 years to develop. My view of it as a partial victory is based on private email […]
Continue Reading →Although it was plenty smoky, end of the fire season finds the Park’s largest fire of the year beneficial-
As snow suddenly replaces warm late September, the fires in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and nearby are dying quickly. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the the 2800 acre lightning caused fire west of Jackson Lake […]
Continue Reading →Can you even imagine that these things are kept secret?
Western Watersheds Project and Wild Earth Guardians are suing to make public that which should open and free to all.
Story on Fox12Idaho News. Environmental groups sue BLM for grazing info. Associated Press
Continue Reading →Arnica Creek (YNP) at 9300 acres; Bearpaw Bay (GTNP) 2500 acres; more in the Gros Ventre-
Fires consuming acres, but weather might turn. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole Daily
By Wednesday morning there might be snow and an end to the suddenly exciting late season burst of wildfires.
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Continue Reading →A brief encounter with a wolves makes climbing a major Bitterroot peak a perfect adventure-
Wolves add to awe of El Capitan hiking adventure. By Will Moss. The Ravalli Republic (in the Missoulian)
Continue Reading →Solution is to restrain blades from turning at all during low wind periods-
Scientists Find Successful Way To Reduce Bat Deaths At Wind Turbines. ScienceDaily
Continue Reading →Botulism outbreak at American Falls Reservoir is slowing down after a massive kill-
Die-offs due to botulism are often the result of standing, shallow, deoxygenated water on top of what are usually mud flats in late season. This is the indirect effect of the wet year in SE Idaho. Less water was needed from the […]
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