July 2008
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Fire burns 800 acres, closes road in Yellowstone. By the Billings Gazette Staff and Associated Press. The powerline caused fire is near LeHardy Rapids. This is the first large Yellowstone Park fire of the season.
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25 Ted Turner Bison Die of Anthrax. By Jennifer McKee. Billings Gazette State Bureau ◊ Aug. 5, 2008, update. Anthrax on Turner ranch prompts road closure. By Jessica Mayrer. Bozeman Chronicle staff writer. Montana DOL, so vigilant about brucellosis has finally decided maybe anthrax is a danger to people!
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Outrageous giveaway to public land ranchers in Utah proposed. By Dawn House. The Salt Lake Tribune
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Outdoors enthusiasts pushing for creation of West Hermosa Creek Wilderness. By Dave Buchanan. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. A link to the Hermosa Creek roadless area at roadlessland.org
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Air tanker drops in wildfires are often just for show. By Julie Cart and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
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Anti-wolf drive only had quarter of names needed to get on ballot. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. Barker sees Gillette’s new anti-wolf intitiative’s chances as dismal. Update: Wolf petition is bogus. LTE. Idaho Mountain Express.
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The forest fire season has finally gotten underway in Montana, and the “Cascade” fire is a potential threat to the tourist town of Red Lodge. Firefighters fear strong winds could send fire toward Red Lodge. By Molly Priddy Billings Gazette Staff Update July 30, 2008. Wind shift somewhat diminishes threat to Red Lodge. Billings Gazette…
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When a lot of folk think about public lands and the value of these places to serve our efforts to curb global climate change they think development. They think of wind farms or solar arrays. If you think about it you can’t really blame them, that’s all they’ve had to think about – with the…