Over at New West you can follow the Montana Wilderness controversy closely- Yesterday Ken Cole posted Senator Tester Betrays Montana Wilderness, a sharply critical opinion piece written by Brian Peck. Bill Schneider has been following Montana’s 30 year Wilderness controversy for some time in his columns at New West. His many updates give folks a…
This is an essay by George Wuerther on the topic whether we have to choose cows or housing development. I put it up in reponse to Wilderness Muse’s query on another post. Note: this was written in 2003. Condos or Cows? Neither! (1-20-03 edit) by © George Wuerthner Box 839 Richmond, Vermont FLAWED STRATEGY Ranching…
Strong evidence that aspen groves are becoming healthier with presence of wolves. Healthier aspen groves support more bird species, which may in turn help the overall health of forests. One thing mentioned in the article is that the pine beetle infestations seen throughout the west could be impacted with greater diversity and larger populations of…
Groups Applaud Finding for Rapidly Declining Desert Icon Desert tortoise advocates have been waiting for this good news for a very long time. Should a listing take place, many human intrusions into the desert tortoise’s southwest desert habitat, including livestock grazing and excessive development, will be largely halted. The benefit of such will be enjoyed…
Some good Wyoming wolf management news- The 10j rules under which Wyoming wolves are still managed read that regarding wolf control, “Artificial or intentional feeding of wolves must not have occurred. Livestock carcasses not properly disposed of in an area where depredations have occurred will be considered attractants. On Federal lands, removal or resolution of…
Ken Cole and I (Brian Ertz) are going to be tromping around southwest Montana this Tuesday & Wednesday. You’re invited. WHEN: August 11 & 12, 10am WHERE: BFC Headquarters, 14365 Hebgen Lake Road, West Yellowstone, Montana WHAT: Bring your own food We will meet at 10:00 am for an introduction and overview then head to…
Benjamin Tuggle, the Southwest regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gets a letter from Jon Marvel- An article and a link to Marvel’s full letter is in a post on Demarcated Landscapes. This is a good illustration why cowpersons and cow politicians don’t like Marvel . . . . he tells Tuggle…
Patrick Dorinson has taken aim at one group of rabble-rousers you may be familiar with : Range War In the West – FOXNews.com But some environmentalist outlaws like the Western Watersheds Project had no interest in compromise and since have used and abused the legal system of this country to deny the ranchers their rights…
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.