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  • More mudbogging photos

    Ralph Maughan

    Mike Beagle sent these photos of the results of mudbogging trucks in the Greentops of SW Oregon. “The ravine that my son is in was created winter of ’05-’06 as a result of the damage. It did not exist prior. All of this drains into Kanutchan Creek, a seasonal but important summer steelhead spawning trib…

  • Penalize mud-boggers who rip up the land

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a guest opinion from Writers on the Range published inHeadwaters News. Penalize mud-boggers who rip up the land. By Mike Beagle. June 13, 2007. The essence of the argument is that because law enforcement is sporadic in the hinterlands, these increasingly and deliberately destructive people need to be dealt with harshly in order…

  • Idaho shooters target National Guard

    Ralph Maughan

    This is amazing, and check out the quote from the rancher. Idaho shooters target National Guard. By John Miller. AP

  • Return of the Bubbleheads

    Ralph Maughan

    This blog about the approval of a new Yellowstone snowmobile plan. It is in the Western Watersheds blog. Although there is the perception of strong support for snowmobiles in West Yellowstone, there is actually less than meets the eye. Yes, it provides a lot of winter employment, but many people perceive their presence might be…

  • There is yet another Yellowstone snowmobile rule "finalized," except that the issue will continue

    Ralph Maughan

    Park winter divide persists By Whitney Royster. Casper Star-Tribune environmental reporter Wednesday, March 28, 2007 JACKSON — Yellowstone National Park officials released the fourth, and perhaps not the last, chapter in the debate surrounding snowmobiles in the park Tuesday. The National Park Service proposal would continue to allow use of snowmobiles in the park, but…

  • The 112 appeals of the Gallatin National Forest travel plan are rejected by Forest Service

    Ralph Maughan

    I’ve never heard of so many appeals of a local Forest Service decision, but the travel plans are becoming increasing controversial because of conflicting methods of travel on public lands. Story in the Bozeman Chronicle. By Scott McMillion Chronicle Staff Writer The Madison River on the Gallatin National Forest about 15 miles west of Yellowstone…

  • Blue Ribbon Coalition Action Alert. Bridger-Teton NF and Boise NF

    Ralph Maughan

    The Blue Ribbon Coalition is not one of my favorite groups because of their uncompromising stance in favor of recreational motor vehicles. They also try to get me fired every so often. I do get their alerts to their members, however. Here is one very relevant to those who care about the Bridger-Teton National Forest,…

  • Flathead National Forest to crack down on scoflaw snowmobilers

    Ralph Maughan

    Just weeks after a snowmobiler was almost killed by an avalanche in Jewel Basin in Montana’s Swan Range, closed to snowmobiles, the Forest Service wants stiff penalties for those riding illegally in Wilderness and other closed areas. The increasing number of rescues and fatalities of these illegal riders is both dangerous to rescuers and expensive.…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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