August 2007
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The Administration’s earlier attempt to revise the rules for national forest planning were quickly shot down by a federal court because they made the forest plans no longer subject to serious public comment and attempted to avoid NEPA for what had been the guiding document as to how a national forest would be managed for…
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These were sent to me by a local resident. The photographer told me these are typical of “what I saw in that area and it is what burned on Monday.”
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PORTLAND, Oregon, August 17, 2007 (ENS) – Two conservation groups have sweetened the pot for anyone who has information about the illegal shooting of a female endangered gray wolf in eastern Oregon last October. Oregon Wild and the Center for Biological Diversity Thursday offered a $4,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to…
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Folks will also recognize this as the canyon where the bear killed the Utah boy this summer. It is a very scenic and popular place. Story on removal of power plant on river. Salt Lake Tribune.
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The spread of the fire was almost stopped by a modest rainstorm (one tenth of an inch). Conditions for burning are predicted to increase by Monday. The East Entrance road was reopened for the time being at 9 am today, Aug. 17. The Beaverdam and Promontory fires continue to grow slowly in SE quadrant of…
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A fast moving fire burned into Frenchtown, MT. 200 homes were evacuated. The number that burned is not known yet. By Matt Gouras. Associated Press Writer Note that the Teton Pass area mentioned is not the pass leading into Jackson Hole, but the Teton Pass on the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana.
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Updates on major Idaho fires. Idaho Statesman Seventeen fires and fire complexes are burning on more than 632,269 acres in Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center said.
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I did go visit the Mitchell fire burning in the Deep Creek Mountains of SE Idaho yesterday. Earlier story (which prompted my visit). A violent thunderstorm came up just about as I arrived. I ate a lot of dust and smoke. The storm redistributed the fire, which was burning in heavy fuels up the west…