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  • National Parks to close, but BLM and National Forests open — Barker

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Barker has a blog today about the upcoming status of public lands in the government shutdown. National forests and BLM lands will remain open but national parks close. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman Update. Looks like some deal was worked out late Friday night. Government remains open

  • If gov’t shuts down, what happens to visitors in the national parks?

    Ralph Maughan

    Shutdown is likely. National Parks will be closed. Other public lands? It looks more and more like a government shutdown of uncertain duration. Dept of Interior just made it clear that national parks and monuments will be closed down and “secured.”  I have to wonder what will happen come Saturday to all those currently inside…

  • Bison Abuse Merits Harsh Criticism

    Ralph Maughan

    Guest editorial by Dr. Brian L. Horejsi- Bison Abuse Merits Harsh Criticism Harsh criticism is increasingly justified in todays world of National Park and public land management, a world in which regulatory retreat from principles and regulation is the new norm and “gut and grab” politics seem to be an every day threat. One such…

  • Suzanne Lewis, Yellowstone superintendent, to retire

    Ralph Maughan

    Dan Wenk, former interim director of the National Park Service, to oversee Yellowstone- A new superintendent of Yellowstone Park is always an event of major conservation importance. The Park’s super for the last 8 years has been Suzanne Lewis, a person not particularly favored by conservationists. She is retiring. High-ranking park official to take Yellowstone…

  • Hearing on bison hazing set for Tuesday

    Ken Cole

    Grazing and slaughter threaten the viability of bison and other sensitive species- The US Forest Service and the National Park Service are violating the law by not allowing bison the use of public lands. The grazing allotments provide the excuse the Montana Department of Livestock wants for their annual abuse of buffalo inside and outside…

  • Yellowstone Park visits soar in August

    Ralph Maughan

    All time visitation record for a month- With the sorry economy it is surely good we have Yellowstone Park in our area. Visit are also up at Grand Teton NP. Yellowstone visits soar. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily.

  • The awful Spread Creek Dam in Grand Teton NP to be removed

    Ralph Maughan

    Gradual purchase of private lands made the dam pointless- You have probably crossed Spread Creek if you visited Grand Teton National Park. It is a broad swath of gravel with a tiny stream running through the sun-baked rocks. I didn’t know the cause of this for many years. Finally I was shown the crumbling old…

  • 3/4 billion dollars stimulus funds now spent on national parks

    Ralph Maughan

    About $15-million on Yellowstone- My opinion. Anyone who has traveled extensively will find many Park and public land projects were originally built with stimulus funds from the Great Depression. You will often find a cabin, amphitheater, trail, etc. was built by the New Deal’s CCC or WPA.  Despite the controversy over the stimulus funds for…

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