Mountain Prairie News
A conflict of values [
Tue Apr 28 18:56:17 EDT 2009]
Michael J. Yochim writes the primer on the Yellowstone snowmobile conflict in his admirably balanced Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns over National Park Use.
Renewing a battered land [
Mon Apr 27 11:23:31 EDT 2009]
Richard Manning looks at the prairie and considers its future in Rewilding the West: Restoration in a Prairie Landscape.
Champions go both ways [
Wed Apr 22 12:49:46 EDT 2009]
The Obama administration appoints environmentalists to some important positions in the Interior Department and other agencies. Also: The West faces a growing shortage of food-supply animal veterinarians.
Why I ride the Greyhound [
Wed Apr 15 17:15:56 EDT 2009]
Every passenger aboard a bus becomes a citizen of the world, contemplating the Western landscape as it passes by.
Meeting on Montana stewardship project draws 150 Thursday [
Fri May 08 15:31:00 EDT 2009]
At a meeting to provide details on the
Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Project in Montana Thursday in Missoula, more than 150 people crammed into a meeting room at the city's public library, where most in attendance spoke in favor of the three-pronged project that combines forest stewardship, recreation lands and renewable energy.
Missoulian
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Grizzly bears sighted south of known range in Wyoming [
Fri May 08 15:31:00 EDT 2009]
Wyoming wildlife officials said they believed a grizzly bear in the Snake River Canyon, far south of what is considered occupied grizzly habitat in the state, was a juvenile male, and that the sighting is an indication that grizzly bears were expanding their territory.
Jackson Hole Daily
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USPS reverses decision on airmail route in Idaho's backcountry [
Fri May 08 15:31:00 EDT 2009]
Pressure from Idaho's congressional delegation and a little schooling on just how remote the 20 backcountry ranches in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness really are helped the U.S. Postal Service decide to reverse an earlier decision and renew the $46,000 annual contract to keep delivery of mail and supplies by air.
Idaho Mountain Express
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Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern Rockies []
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today affirmed the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and the northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho and Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. Wolves will remain a protected species in Wyoming.
Secretary Salazar to Visit North Dakota, Meet State and Tribal Leaders, Announce Indian Affairs Economic Recovery Projects []
On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will visit North Dakota, where he will be joined by Senators Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Gov. John Hoeven, and meet with local leaders and tribal officials.
Secretary Salazar and Montana Leaders to Hold Press Conference in Helena, Montana on Sunday []
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join U.S. Senator Jon Tester and Governor Brian Schweitzer for a press conference on Sunday, April 26 to make a major announcement regarding economic recovery investments in the State of Montana.
Secretary Salazar Pledges to Open Four Renewable Energy Permitting Offices, Create Renewable Energy Teams []
CHICAGO – To expedite production of renewable energy on public lands while protecting land, water, and wildlife, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today pledged to create four Renewable Energy Coordination Offices, one each in California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Arizona, along with smaller renewable energy teams in New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Oregon.
Secretary Salazar Presents Missouri River Bank Stabilization Project with Partners in Conservation Award []
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today presented a Partners in Conservation Award to the Missouri River Bank Stabilization Project, recognizing individuals from the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, federal and South Dakota state agencies as well as private engineering and contracting firms.
Secretary Salazar Presents NPS Employees with Partners in Conservation Award for “Making Friends� Guidebook []
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today presented a Partners in Conservation Award to five employees in the National Park Service’s offices in Omaha, Nebraska, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for their work in creating the “Making Friends� Guidebook. The handbook gives tips for creating, growing and managing one of the Friends Groups set up to help local national parks.
Efforts on 2 Fronts to Save a Population of Ferrets [
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A colony of black-footed ferrets that biologists say is critical to the long-term health of the species was recovering. Then came a plague.
Fargo Works to Hold Back Rapidly Rising River [
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Worries extend throughout parts of North Dakota and Minnesota as the Red and Missouri Rivers swell.
Rising River Prompts Calls to Leave City in Minn. [
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Residents of about 2,700 homes were urged to leave this riverside city, as the Red River surpassed its highest level in history.
Neighbors Joined for a Battle Not All Would Win [
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Communities near the confluence of the Red and Wild Rice Rivers banded together to fight back massive flooding; some were fortunate, some were not.
U.S. Judge in Wyoming Rules Against Ban on Forest Roads []
A Federal District Court judge ruled the ban violated two national environmental laws and left forest managers unable to do their jobs properly.
Thinking Anew About a Migratory Barrier: Roads [
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Scientists are coming to understand the marked changes brought by the roads that crisscross the landscape and the effects they have on wildlife.
Got Weeds? These Sheep Will Make House Calls [
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Nationwide, sheep grazing is gaining popularity as a low-cost, nontoxic tool in the battle to control invasive weed species.
New Proposal on Snowmobiles in Yellowstone []
A new snowmobile plan for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks would cut by almost 40 percent the number of machines allowed into the parks daily.
Economy Crashes the Gates at a Club for the Rich []
Montana?s Yellowstone Club, a mountain retreat for the super-rich, filed for bankruptcy protection this month.