Idaho
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Rocky Barker’s update on the lawsuit filed by Wolf Recovery Foundation and WWP- I want to reiterate that the part of the lawsuit applying to the Frank Church Wilderness and the chasing, darting, and landing there to radio collar wolves, is not primarily a wolf issue. It is a Wilderness integrity issue. I would be…
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From Mark Collinge “The attached report summarizes information regarding wolf management activities conducted by the Idaho Wildlife Services (WS) program in Federal fiscal year 2009, covering the period from October1, 2008 – September 30, 2009. If you have questions regarding any of the information in this report, please contact the Idaho WS State Office.” ID…
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They were approved after some concessions to the Idaho Cattle Association- Since I haven’t seen the actual text, I don’t know if the concessions to the ICA are cosmetic, technical, or actually gut the intent to let someone other than livestock owners bid for 10 year leases of the state school endowment lands. Legislators approve…
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There was almost no political support for the governor’s original plan- Idaho Parks and Recreation Board reverses park closures. Shuttering parks ‘is not the direction the state should be headed,’ says Sen. Joe Stegner, R-Lewiston. ‘Not now. Not ever.’ By Cynthia Sewell. Idaho Statesman. “We had a paradigm shift,” said board Chairman Steve Klatt of…
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First Decline Since Reintroduction In Testimony to the Senate Resource and Environment Committee on January 18th Jim Unsworth, Deputy Director of the Idaho Fish and Game, said that the Idaho wolf population is about 800 animals which is down from last year’s estimate of 846. This would be the first decline seen in the wolf…
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No on a constitutional amendment to protect ranchers from competitive bidding on state lands- Idaho was given over 2-million acres of federal land at statehood to be managed to provide maximum income for the public schools.. These school endowment lands do make money for the schools, but almost all of it comes from timber sales…
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State Parks Dept. to stay. No parks will close. They will cost more- Otter suffered a big defeat on his plan to hand the parks over to the State Lands Department. Nevertheless, things won’t be the same in the Idaho Parks Dept. or inside the Parks. Here is the editorial view of the Idaho Statesman…
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Various players reflect on the recent listing of the plant, the ESA, conservationists, and the government- I think this is a big issue for Governor Otter because the plant grows where a lot of his pals graze. I wish so much attention was paid to Idaho’s staggering education education system and all the unemployed people. …