February 2008
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Alert on Idaho roadless areas- On December 26, 2007, the Forest Service released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that seeks to weaken protections for much of Idaho’s 9.3 million acres of roadless lands. Nearly 6 million acres of those lands would be opened to potential logging and mineral development. An additional 600,000 acres in…
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Here’s the story, but the interesting thing is why it has no chance of passing. It’s because of the dominance of livestock lobbyists in Idaho. It won’t pass for the same reason the legislators rail and rave about wolves. The wolves are a diversion to keep hunters from seeing the privatization of wildlife in favor…
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In a state overrun with disease spreading feedlots for wintertime elk feeding, we would think Wyoming doesn’t need more, but they seem to be slowly establishing yet a new one. This is in the Buffalo Valley, a very sensitive spot from standpoint of wildlife and Grand Teton National Park. The Buffalo Valley is a scenic,…
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There haven’t been as many stories in the MSM the last few years about the Yellowstone wolves. Instead the stories have been about how the states are going to get “management flexibility” so they can stop using a variety of methods of management and just kill them. Today, however, the Jackson Hole Star Tribune has…
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They haven’t had a winter like 2008 for years. Sal sent these photos. Motel with only the second level above the snow. Dwelling
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This mine would be in a scenic and steep tributary to the Salmon River, certainly a threat to water quality. Forest Service OKs Harden Creek uranium exploration. By Todd Adams. Challis Messenger. Approximate location of exploration.
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The government has produced its 2007 Mexican wolf population survey. It shows a slight downtrend in the already too low figures — 52 wolves down from 59 in 2006. “Altogether, 22 wolves were removed from the wild in 2007 compared to 18 the previous year; 19 for depredating livestock.” They are going into 2008 with…
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They don’t even bother with McCain — too horrible to contemplate, but there isn’t much with Barrick or Hillary either, although the author concludes that Hillary is better than the rest. An Eco-View of the Dem Contenders. By Kirk Murphy. Firedoglake Speaking personally, I spent a lot of time any money on past presidential campaigns,…