The Plan to Turn Brooks Camp Into a Theme Park- By Dr. Barrie Gilbert One of Alaska’s most treasured bear-viewing sites is about to be turned into a destination theme […]
Regional Web Cams
We have made links to web cams in Idaho, Western Montana and Western Wyoming-. Alpine, ID/WY web cam. Located on the Idaho-Wyoming border looking east to the mouth of the […]
Overgrazing is a major cause of the horror in Syria
The civil war in Syria and the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been attributed to many things as root causes. Perhaps it is all a matter of […]
Book Review of Nature’s Phoenix
The Ecological Importance of Mixed Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix Edited by Dominick DellaSala and Chad Hanson. 340 pages $89.95 This important new collection of essays in The Ecological Importance of […]
WHY FIRE SUPPRESSION HAS HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON WILDFIRES
WHY FIRE SUPPRESSION HAS HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON WILDFIRES A common assertion, oft repeated by the timber industry, the Forest Service, and even far too many conservation groups (like The Nature Conservancy) […]
Washington Post Fire Article Perspective
I sent the following note to reporter Sarah Kaplan responding to a news report in the Washington Post. Hi Sarah: Just read your piece in the Washington Post on wildfire. […]
Oregon Commission delists wolves in the state
Only 81 wolves in Oregon, but Fish and Wildlife Commission delists- Today, Nov. 9, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission delisted wolves from protection under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. […]
Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population shows significant decline according to data from IGBC subcommittee at Jackson, WY meeting
GYE estimated grizzly population down by 43 bears, 6%, since 2015 say gov’t wildlife biologists At the Jackson, Wyoming meeting of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee (IGBC/YES), a […]