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  • Spring chinook return at snail's pace to Columbia River

    Ralph Maughan

    After the unexplained virtual disappearce of the salmon run in the Sacremento River after the best run in many years, the slow return of chinoock salmon into the Columbia has folks on edge. Rocky Barker writes about it today. Idaho Statesman. Update added April 11. Sharp Curb on Salmon Season. By FELICITY BARRINGER. New York…

  • Three polar bears wander into town hundreds of miles south of their normal range

    Ralph Maughan

    Grizzly bears are showing up in the high arctic and polar bears wandering south of the Arctic Circle. These 3 starving polar bears were shot when they discovered food in a village far inland. Lost polar bears hit NWT town. Animals’ arrival hundreds of kilometres south of habitat seen as sign of climate change. By…

  • Two Colorado Ranchers charged with shooting 34 elk

    Ralph Maughan

    Ranchers face charges after 34 elk shot dead. By AMY HAMILTON. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. “Two Northwest Colorado ranchers, apparently frustrated by foraging elk eating hay intended for livestock, now face thousands of dollars in fines and multiple felony charges for allegedly killing 34 elk.”

  • Oil politics alleged in polar bear decision

    Ralph Maughan

    Oil politics alleged in polar bear decision. San Francisco Chronicle. This story is up on many on-line places today.

  • Collapse of the recreational ski village market?

    Ralph Maughan

    Yesterday I posted an article about the bankruptcy of ultra luxury mountain communities — Yelllowstone Club, Promontory, and Tamarack. Here is one of a number still unbuilt, and now being canceled. “An ambitious plan to turn the mostly empty land around Bridger Bowl’s base area into a high-class, king-sized ski, recreation and residential village has…

  • Contacting Info

    Ralph Maughan

    ynp4me took the time to gather information about who to contact in Wyoming. It was sent as a comment, but due to the work involved, I am moving it to a post. Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – – I made a quick list of people to contact for Yellowstone.net and then…

  • It's time to end mining industry welfare

    Ralph Maughan

    Four articles today on the 1872 General Mining Law. “The law, signed by President Grant, allows patents for hardrock minerals on public lands to be mined for $2.50 or $5 an acre.” It’s time to end mining industry welfare. By Joel Connelly. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Columnist. “Uranium mines don’t belong next door to one of the…

  • Clarks Fork, Blackfoot rivers made free-flowing again.

    Ralph Maughan

    I haven’t posted on this before, although debating and planning for this has gone on for years. Yesterday, however, it came to fruition. The old Milltown Dam near Missoula was breached and two very important rivers were made free-flowing again. There was some positive rhetoric from the politicians. “Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. Jon Tester and…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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