Gold deposit discovered on ridge visible from Glacier in the North Fork Flathead River-
First it was coal mining, then coal bed methane, now gold; and all the pollution runs into the United States.
Canadian company claims rich gold find north of Glacier National Park, raising concerns. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian
Continue Reading →Lots of grizzly bears have been killed in B.C.’s Bella Coola River valley-
Six years ago Jackie and I took a special trip to Bella Coola to see bears. We did, but it was clear the locals didn’t appreciate their value.
Mark Hume. In B.C.’s wilderness, where the wild things aren’t. The Globe and […]
Continue Reading →Pacific northwest dry and burning as rest of West has a cool and moist summer respite-
We planned to go to B.C. and Alaska this summer. Glad we didn’t. Instead we stayed in Pocatello, Idaho where a very wet late spring and cooler than normal summer has greatly reduced normal fires and given clean skies.
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Continue Reading →Finally some international pressure on the coal pit/coalbed methane proposals just northwest of Glacier (and Waterton) National Parks-
United Nations Will Study Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. By Dan Testa, Flathead Beacon (in New West)
Continue Reading →The massive Foisey Creek coal development in B.C. (the Lodgepole coal pit and 2000 coal bed methane wells) is becoming an international issue.
UN to hear petition. The Globe and Mail. By Mark Hume.
Earlier in this blog.
5/15/09. North Fork Flathead plight in U.N. spotlight
9/5/08. Another coal mine planned […]
Coal mining threat from Canada just north of Glacier NP is becoming an international issue-
I made a trip to the mine proposed area (and even worse coal bed methane wells) in British Columbia last summer. What a horrible place to do this! Other than the local fish and wildlife (and there is a lot), […]
Continue Reading →B.C. defends reduced grizzly hunt. B.C. has extended its protected areas but will still allow a limited-entry hunt. By Tom Fletcher – BC Local News.
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Attack on timber worker came next to an operating helicopter-
Grizzly attack on forest worker baffles experts. Bear was not deterred by helicopter at logging camp; victim is in hospital. Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist
Continue Reading →Flathead Basin Commission hears of new coal mine. By Heidi Desch. Hungry Horse News.
Link to North Fork Landowners’ Association. Photos and new information about mining in the headwaters of the Flathead.
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Montana folks and politicians are very nervous about all this planned heavy activity (huge mountain removing […]
Continue Reading →Record number of grizzly bears were killed in British Columbia last year. By Mark Hume. The Globe and Mail.
Usually about 300 grizzlies are taken. In 2007 it was 430. Is this sustainable?
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