Last week a Associated Press article proclaimed that the rehabilitation taking place after the Soda Fire, which burned 225,953 acres along highway 95 on the Oregon/Idaho border in August, was going well. Not […]
Western Watersheds Project Litigates 145,000 Acre Vegetation Treatment Project in Nevada
In early June, Katie Fite and I visited southeast Nevada to examine the results of past vegetation treatments meant to “restore” sage grouse habitat in the Schell Field Office of […]
Big Victory for Slickspot Peppergrass!
Rare plant will receive protection across its entire range. WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT NEWS RELEASE October 1, 2009 Contact: Todd Tucci, Advocates for the West (208) 342-7024 Jon Marvel, Western Watersheds […]
Cheatgrass to expand its range northward with climate change
Yellow star thistle, knapweed to do likewise- On the plus side, it will get too hot for cheatgrass in some places, but it may be replaced by another invasive — […]
Are the ways forest fires are fought and prevented wise?
As summer advances, debate over the handling of forest fires, is one again on the front burner. Are the ways forest fires are being fought and prevent “firewise?” By Heath […]
Idaho's Governor Otter, other governors declare war on cheatgrass
Otter, other governors declare war on cheatgrass. They want 500 volunteers to help collect native seeds, so threatened areas can be replanted. Idaho Statesman. By Rocky Barker. Controlling cheatgrass is […]
Next year's cheatgrass is growing rapidly right now
It seems that this year produced a growing agreement on most sides of the issue that cheatgrass is just plain awful and is responsible in part for the range fires, […]
Climate Change Likely to Increase Fires from Invasive Weeds
Yesterday begreen made a detailed post here about the U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on wildfires in Las Vegas. Here is the first article I found about the testimony. Climate Change […]