Mountain Ranges

  • Scenic BLM roadless area next to Mt. Borah draws Western Watersheds lawsuit

    Ralph Maughan

    Western Watersheds Project sues BLM to protect the Burnt Creek roadless area from livestock abuse- Ever since I returned to Idaho in 1971, one place I wanted to see was Burnt Creek in the high colorful foothills on the east side of the Lost River Range. It has been selected as a wilderness study area…

  • Wild horses thought to create beautiful fields of wildflowers in Pryor Mountains

    Ralph Maughan

    Unfortunately, the flowers may be the result of overgrazing by the horses- This article and its premise may spark a lot of controversy. Wild horse range pressured by overgrazing. By Brett French. Billings Gazette. I should add that I have never been to the Pryor Mountains of Montana, which are east of Cody and near…

  • Great News! More oil, gas leases retired along the Rocky Mountain Front

    Ralph Maughan

    In 2006, Congress banned leasing federal lands on the Front, but many leases had already been given- The effort to protect Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front from natural gas development has been and continues to be pretty successful. These oil, gas leases along the Front were the work of two NGOs, The Coalition to Protect the…

  • Open Thread

    Brian Ertz

    I was blessed with the opportunity to take a flight with LightHawk this morning.  Man, what a great group.   It was a clear and smooth flight over central Idaho ranges with watersheds in full expression of spring. Time to open the forum up … I hope you’ll contribute.

  • Obama signs the omnibus public lands bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Channels Bush and adds a presidential signing statement- Updates to 4-2. State specific information added at end of post There was much rejoicing as the President signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill, usually and incorrectly called the giant new “wilderness bill.” It does add 2-million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System, but it does…

  • Magnitude 4.0 quake near Jackson Hole

    Ralph Maughan

    Moderate quake was in the Snake River mountain range- I first learned about this when someone made a note of it on a photo I had uploaded to Panoramio (Google Earth). My photo was at the quake’s location. Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch and Angus M. Thuermer Jr.  Quake…

  • 31 Utah bison are headed for the Book Cliffs

    Ralph Maughan

    Utah’s Henry Mountains herd — the source — originally came from Yellowstone Park- 31 Utah bison headed for the Book Cliffs. Associated Press. Salt Lake Tribune. – – – – – – – “Buffaloed” provided a better (a video) link.  http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5310294. KSL Television. Thanks! Photo of Blue Castle Canyon in the Book Cliffs (one of…

  • Western Watersheds Project beats plan to increase grazing in Arizona's Whetstone Mtns.

    Ralph Maughan

    Water developments for cows are beaten back- Water developments on public lands may sound good, but the reality is they are almost always intended to increase grazing of livestock. These encasements, troughs, tanks, and pipelines do not benefit wildlife. Instead they often turn a spring, or an area of small springs or seeps, full of…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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