Wilderness/Roadless
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Idaho Senators shill for snowm0bile industry- ” . . . Mount Jefferson is a tiny portion of Tester’s plan, it is one that many supporters of the bill hold dear.” Read the rest in Idaho enters . . . By Daniel Person. Bozeman Chronicle. This is one where Idaho residents can really help. I’m emailing…
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Smurfit-Stone to close and leave over 400 jobless- Two stories: Montana Wood products industry losing a big player. By Rob Cheney of the Missoulian. Western Montana forest fuel reduction projects will take a big hit. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic Events like this may make the mandatory logging goals in Senator Tester’s “wilderness bill” completely…
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Prominent Montana economist discusses bill on Montana public radio- Tester Forest Bill. Two Views of the Tester Forest Jobs and Recreation Bill. By Dr. Tom Power. Montana Public Radio. I’m not sure what to think about the logging part of Tester’s bill either. If you look at it one way, it represents the worst top…
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Brian Peck Excoriates Senator Tester’s “Wilderness” Bill And The “Environmental” Groups Who Support It. He explains that the “bill would set aside just over 600,000 acres of Wilderness, withdraw current protection from nearly 250,000 acres, and require that 100,000 acres be made available for logging and roading in an already fractured landscape.” Senator Tester Betrays…
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Is this a move away from Obama’s previous commitment to the Clinton Roadless Rule ? In May, the Obama administration announced its intention to give Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack top level oversight over incursions into roadless areas. The move was said to be Obama’s re-commitment to the Clinton Roadless Rule. Obama administration inches away…
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They forgot about the mercury pollution from nearby gold pits- A scenic hike. By Mike Cothern – Times-News correspondent
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Landing helicopters in wilderness violates the Wilderness Act This article contains more information about something I posted a while back. I don’t think the rational behind this plan is to kill wolves inside the wilderness but rather to document the minimum number of 150 wolves the state thinks is required so that they can kill…
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A brief encounter with a wolves makes climbing a major Bitterroot peak a perfect adventure- Wolves add to awe of El Capitan hiking adventure. By Will Moss. The Ravalli Republic (in the Missoulian)