February 2008
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This doesn’t meant they will, but Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo has a bill to stop leasing and buyout and permanently retire areas already leased. Story in the Casper Star Tribune. By Chris Merrill. Update Gov. Freudenthal seeks delay on Wyo. Range drilling plan. AP For those folks who love the mountains adjacent to the Tetons…
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New on Feb. 8. Rocky Barker. Low federal grazing fees lie at heart of calls for reform. Idaho Statesman. Feb. 6. This news release came from the Arizona Office of the Western Watersheds Project. The subsidy to cattle and sheep growers on our public lands just keeps getting worse. $1.35 an AUM is the lowest…
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The Bridger-Teton National Forest may alter its forest plan to make sure its portion of this 350 mile long migration route is conserved. Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. The biggest worry, however, is at Trappers Point just west of Pinedale, where BLM gas developments and private land have almost squeezed off the…
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Mega-wind project south of T.F. progresses. Bulk of electricity likely to go out of state [to Nevada]. By Matt Christensen Times-News writer. I’m sick and tired of Idaho being raped and Idaho poisoned for the sake of making money in Nevada.
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Wolves making comeback in SW British Columbia after century of bounties, poisoning. Larry Pynn. Vancouver Sun. Grizzly bears are increasing too.
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Let’s all cheer. USDA has declared U.S. brucellosis free except for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park elk and bison. “We must now focus our efforts on eradicating brucellosis from the free-ranging elk and bison populations in the Greater Yellowstone Area in order to protect our national cattle herd against future outbreaks of this disease.” …
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Bush released his proposed FY 2009 budget yesterday. It cuts just about every domestic government agency and program. Defense would get a 7% increase. Land management agencies get the ax again. The National Park Service is said to be one exception, although the story in the Missoulian as an update indicates even this is slight-of-hand.…
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This is part of a much larger water resource bill Bush vetoed. He said was too expensive. Congress overroad his veto. This is from the Greater Yellowstone e-news. “Congress authorizes $30 million to protect Yellowstone River – It’s been over a decade since the historic floods of 1996-97 spurred an unprecedented wave of environmentally-destructive bank…