September 1, 2008
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I’ve just learned from Salle E. that something is wrong with Hebgen Dam near West Yellowstone and the area downstream is being evacuated due to flooding flows of the Madison River. I see nothing on-line yet. Update. Here is a news story. It looks like a gate is stuck open and a lot of water…
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A last-minute rewrite of Endangered Species Act regulations is rash and futile. Editorial by the Idaho Statesman. This rewrite, or gutting of the Act, is going to disappear if the right candidate wins the presidency.
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The East Shell Rock fire in the Jarbidge Wilderness of extreme northern Nevada was allowed to burn for “ecological benefits,”* but it burned well outside the Wilderness, destroying some of the last sagebrush stands suitable for sage grouse in the area. There is suspicion that was done to help powerful ranchers, who want more grass…