Montana
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“Prairie Project” is buying up ranches in NE Montana- We have been posting about the natural restoration of wildlife to the high plains as its human population reaches a critical point after generations of population decline. I was not aware of the Prairie Project. Of course, the down-in-heels land barons don’t like it, but they…
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Senate committee gathers testimony on the Senators “wilderness bill”- Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Gets First Hearing. By Courtney Lowery. New West. Here is the video of the full hearing.
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Idaho Senators shill for snowm0bile industry- ” . . . Mount Jefferson is a tiny portion of Tester’s plan, it is one that many supporters of the bill hold dear.” Read the rest in Idaho enters . . . By Daniel Person. Bozeman Chronicle. This is one where Idaho residents can really help. I’m emailing…
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Vicious beasts kill 2 goats and 3 or 4 guard dogs over a year’s time- I saw this story Dec. 8, but it said the Mitchell Mountain Pack had over the space of several years killed two goats and a guard dog here and there at the “Sieben Ranch.” I just figured that was a…
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Smurfit-Stone to close and leave over 400 jobless- Two stories: Montana Wood products industry losing a big player. By Rob Cheney of the Missoulian. Western Montana forest fuel reduction projects will take a big hit. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic Events like this may make the mandatory logging goals in Senator Tester’s “wilderness bill” completely…
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Idaho snowmobile interests “own” the Idaho side of the Centennial Mountains, yet still want Mt. Jefferson on the Montana side removed from bill- Conflicting Interests. Written by Mark Menlove. Backcountry Magazine. I see that conservation groups who support Senator Tester’s “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (FJRA)” (a.k.a. “wilderness bill”) are waging a campaign to keep…
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2808 bison killed under the Schweitzer Administration In an address to the Montana Stockgrowers Association, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer boasted that “No governor in Montana history has sent more bison to slaughter than this governor.” During Schweitzer’s administration he has the dubious distinction of presiding over the deaths of 2808 wild bison, 1,616 of which…
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The real story is that 40% of the wolves in Montana were killed this year- Official: Wolf hunt was effective. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press The rule of thumb is that wolves can withstand annual mortality of about 30 per cent of the adult wolves, and the population will remain stable. The article below indicates…