Brian Ertz
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It appears that the Big-Game interests are pushing hard in Idaho. House Joint Resolution No.2 (HJR002) would amend the state constitution to : provide that the people have the right to hunt, fish, trap and harvest wild game Fair enough, I mean, it’s not like the state doesn’t already exercise this ‘right’ as it is.…
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I got a kick out of this snippet from the Idaho Statesman and thought I’d share : “Those people that believe in shooting animals through a fence after enticing them to the fence with a bucket of grain ought to turn the rifle around the other way,” said Andrus, a Democratic former governor and U.S.…
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Off-road ‘enthusiasts’ (snowmobiles) expressed their disdain for a “Blaine County Cooperative Conservation Recreation and Travel Plan” which would close BLM and state big game wintering habitat to both motorized and non-motorized recreationists on either side of the Wood River Valley “only when harsh winter conditions warrant.” Motorized users express outrage over BLM travel plan Snowmobiles…
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The Salt Lake Tribune features an article about a letter that a couple of Utah legislators wrote associating wilderness designation in the state with aiding terrorists. Letter links wilderness, threats of terror. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance takes the brunt of these bumbling assaults on preserving wild places, wilderness that when properly protected actualizes the…
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It looks as if more has developed in the Mark Rey contempt of court case. It is being reported that a judge decided Friday that the Forest Service is indeed in contempt of court for not properly assessing the environmental impacts of the fire retardant ammonium phosphate by its deadline. The Forest Service had dragged…
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Idaho state legislators just don’t believe the numbers on wolves and big game and they’re more than willing to be loud about it. Wolf population grows F&G director briefs lawmakers on species By Jared S. Hopkins Times-News This is the kind of political pressure and anecdotal hearsay that makes the state not ready for delisting.
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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden wants to expedite logging for one of his home state’s chief industries – timber. Ore. Senator’s Bill Would Thin Forests : Wyden said he was particularly interested in developing collaborative processes to identify objections early on, so they can be addressed without ending up in court. This while the timber industry…
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Oregon may have as few as a pair of wolves and it’s state protections drop after four breeding pairs, but just west of the Snake lies a temporary reprieve for wolves. Capital News, an Ag publication, illustrates a few of Oregon’s state protections “Delisting wolf may not help” (broken/pay) : One thing the federal delisting…