Conservation
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The Button Valley Bugle writes a nice piece about the sage-steppe ecosystem. It also includes a remarkable photo of Prairie Wind Farm which illustrates the conundrum concerning new energy but continued habitat degradation/fragmentation. Check it out : Sagebrush Rebellion – The Button Valley Bugle We have lost over half of our sagebrush ecosystems and yet,…
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One of the easiest ways to get rid of bad policies is ignored by the new Administration- Passing new laws is hard, and it is controversial. Issuing executive orders is less so, but still difficult. Settling suits against laws and regulations you don’t really support anyway is below the radar screen. It hard for conservationists…
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How they do it. In this 15-minute audio presentation, Mike Hudak explains how ranchers use politicians to intimidate land managers from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management into providing rancher-friendly livestock management that is often detrimental to wildlife. Hudak cites passages from his book Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching…
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Memorial Day Weekend Trip in Photos My wife and I went to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Southeastern Oregon for Memorial Day weekend to do some bird watching and a little fishing. I had intended to post this shortly afterwards but other stories and a trip to Massachusetts and Maine got in the way. We…
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I read this article a couple of weeks ago. Someone had slipped it beneath the office door and upon returning from lunch, I sat down and took the time to read it. The World at Gunpoint – Derrick Jensen, Orion Magazine Finally we get to the point. Those who come after, who inherit whatever’s left…
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Public lands as carbon sinks ? We’ve spoken of the potential for our public lands to act as carbon sinks. When you think about public lands and the value that these places have to serve our efforts to curb global climate change I’d like you to consider a new idea that is as old as dirt…
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For immediate release – June 1, 2009 Tortoise Goes to Court: Groups File Lawsuit Against Feds for Failing to Answer Request for Federal Protection Contacts: Nicole Rosmarino, Ph.D., WildEarth Guardians, 505-699-7404 Michael Connor, Ph.D., Western Watersheds Project, 818-345-0425 Arizona—June 1. Today, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians filed suit in federal court in Arizona against…
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For quite some time news of wolves moving into Washington state has excited many wolf supporters and Washington residents. A couple photos of the Washington wolves. As is usually the case, news of Washington wolves has also prompted local ranchers’ to kick up controversy and concern that their livelihood won’t be able to compete with…