Wildlife Habitat
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Article below is about a mudflow near Ketchum, orginating from the Castle Rock Fire area, but there a numerous slides around southern Idaho- June is often a fairly wet month in Idaho, which is mostly an arid or semi-arid state. The end of May and continuing into June has brought a lot of precipitation into…
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For immediate release – June 1, 2009 Tortoise Goes to Court: Groups File Lawsuit Against Feds for Failing to Answer Request for Federal Protection Contacts: Nicole Rosmarino, Ph.D., WildEarth Guardians, 505-699-7404 Michael Connor, Ph.D., Western Watersheds Project, 818-345-0425 Arizona—June 1. Today, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians filed suit in federal court in Arizona against…
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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.
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The President visited projects done the right way- These projects were near a load center and built on degraded land. I wonder if he thinks this is the way most Nevada projects will be, or whether he simply did a cynical PR ploy? Obama said. “We’ll invest in the development and deployment of solar technology…
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The massive Foisey Creek coal development in B.C. (the Lodgepole coal pit and 2000 coal bed methane wells) is becoming an international issue. UN to hear petition. The Globe and Mail. By Mark Hume. Earlier in this blog. 5/15/09. North Fork Flathead plight in U.N. spotlight 9/5/08. Another coal mine planned near the upper Flathead…
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Anshutz plans 4-6 billon dollar development- Anschutz Corp. plans masssive Wyoming wind farm. By Matt Joyce. AP. Forbes. About 40 other remote wind projects are being considered. This single project would cover over 150 square miles. – – – – – – Related: Biologists study turbines’ effect on grouse. Billings Gazette. AP 5-26. For comparison:…
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BLM Resource Management Litigation hits “World News” Update May 13: The Salt Lake Tribune publishes an important Editorial on the recent news: Saving sage grouse : A funny-looking bird that fluffs its feathers to dance an elaborate mating rite just might be able to accomplish what well-funded environmental groups have been struggling to do for…
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Snowmobile tracks aid the survival of predatory competitors of lynx in deep snow- Snowmobile groups sue to set aside the improved designation of lynx habitat. By Ben Neary. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. AP They are saying that more environmental analysis is needed. Some conservation groups are suing too, saying not enough habitat was set aside. It is…