August 2009
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Ken Cole and I (Brian Ertz) are going to be tromping around southwest Montana this Tuesday & Wednesday. You’re invited. WHEN: August 11 & 12, 10am WHERE: BFC Headquarters, 14365 Hebgen Lake Road, West Yellowstone, Montana WHAT: Bring your own food We will meet at 10:00 am for an introduction and overview then head to…
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has nearly completed its requirement to develop “Best Management Practices” (BMPs) pursuant to Idaho legislation S1232. Public land sheep ranchers hope that the BMPs will be sufficient to dissuade the Payette National Forest from shutting down domestic sheep ranching on the Payette Forest, a move necessary to protect…
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McCain’s opposition swept aside as new head of Bureau of Land Management confirmed by U.S. Senate- Senate Confirms Abbey to Lead BLM. The architect of the Great Basin Restoration initiative takes the helm at BLM. By David Frey. New West. Abbey has generally gotten good reviews from conservation groups. It’s about time BLM got a…
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Multiyear Montana study shows the relationships between elk and wolves are not simple- FWP study finds multiple factors in wolf-elk relations. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian Nowhere are data adequate to ‘scientifically’ assign cause(s) for any declines that may occur,” author-biologists Kenneth Hamlin and Julie Cunningham wrote in their conclusion.” However, this conclusion certainly does not…
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BFC‘s Press Release : ISLAND PARK, IDAHO: Federal agents with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture shot and killed a bull bison this afternoon. The bull had migrated to the area from Yellowstone National Park and was grazing to the south of Twin Creek, near the Nature…
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Strong Environmental Laws Used to Promote Fair Paying Jobs, Social Justice Another proposed energy development on the Mojave Desert prompts criticism from environmentalists concerned about its impact to imperiled wildlife and the landscape. But what’s particularly interesting about this story is that labor groups have finally caught on to the significant leverage that environmental laws…
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The 9th Circuit just upheld the Clinton Roadless Rule, and slapped down Bush’s amended rule which granted states and local interests undue influence to craft their own roadless rules, rules which ended up being weaker than the Clinton Rule. Idaho and Colorado were the only states to ride Bush’s timber-train. Clinton-era Rule Protecting Forests Upheld…
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Ever since a black bear killed a child in a campground in 2007, bears have really taken the brunt in Utah. This story is about the latest- Garfield County cabin owner kills large male bear. Wildlife » A spate of such killings this summer has officials scratching their heads. By Tom Wharton. The Salt Lake…