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  • Huge boulder tumbles onto town next to Zion National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Another boulder is set to tumble down and smash things- Massive rolling boulder rocks town of Rockville, UT. Buildings, vehicles damaged; another rock unstable. By Mark Havnes. The Salt Lake Tribune. In the comments to this article in the SL Trib, one person wondered if folks looked uphill before they built?  I have often wondered…

  • Have you run across any interesting news? Feb. 4 – 11

    Ralph Maughan

    If so, post the URL, name of the story and the newspaper, magazine, etc. it comes from and a few of your thoughts- This idea came from Ron Kearns. Others thought it might be a good idea. It  may be a way to avoid the pitfalls of an open forum. Let’s try it. Note that…

  • Yet another plane crash for wildlife counters

    Ralph Maughan

    These 2 were not as lucky as the Idaho counters/wolf darters- Fish and Wildlife plane crash in Oregon kills 2. News-Times.com. AP

  • Wolves to be tracked, darted, collared in Frank Church Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Forest Service will cave to Idaho Fish and Game’s plan to grossly abuse the concept of Wilderness- Even though 90% of the comments received were opposed to Idaho Fish Game’s plan to violate the Wilderness Act because they want a better count of the number of wolves in the Frank Church Wilderness, this week the…

  • Geothermal Project in California Is abruptly abandoned

    Ralph Maughan

    It caused earthquakes! Geothermal Project in California Is Shut Down. By James Glanz. New York Times. The person who emailed this story to me wrote, “Boy – If you’ve ever read a geothermal EA to destroy the nearest hot springs  – BLM never says anything about the earthquakes …” – – – – – I…

  • Open forum

    Ralph Maughan

    This is for open discussion.

  • Yellowstone hotspot's giant magma plume slowly eats its way northeast

    Ralph Maughan

    Scientists confirm 500-mile finger of molten rock under Yellowstone- Park’s giant magma plume eating up mountains. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. Actually the hot spot is probably stationary. The apparent surface movement is due to the North American plate drifting to the southwest over the spot. The new information (at least to me) that…

  • Gros Ventre habitat plan would help swans

    Ralph Maughan

    Restoration proposal would cover more than 600 acres, bring back streamside vegetation- Wildlife habitat keeps getting better in the Gros Ventre river drainage. Gros Ventre habitat plan would help swans. Halpin restoration proposal would cover more than 600 acres, bring back streamside vegetation. By Angus M. Thuermer. Jackson Hole News and Guide

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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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