Interstate 90 to get numerous wildlife crossings built near Snoqualmie Pass
Building the huge Interstate cut a swath through the wildlife rich mountains and foothills, and over time the wildlife impact of I-90 has grown- Interstate 90 is a vital transportation corridor from...
View ArticleCrosshairs on Yellowstone
Decaying Management In America’s National Park System- Yellowstone Park is loved by millions of Americans and many more around the world. It is the original model for not just America’s National Park...
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Don’t Let Idaho Wolf Management Become a Distraction from Idaho’s Sage Grouse...
With all of the horrible things happening in Idaho’s wolf management, it is hard to focus on other, perhaps more, important issues facing Idaho wildlife. With a deadline of 2015 bearing down for the...
View ArticleBuild-wherever-you-want leader perhaps dead in Washington landslide
Did militant unlimited property-rights firebrand die in Oso landslide? Many speculate why there was so little action to prevent building below an obvious landslide area near Oso, Washington, where now...
View ArticleHere is the “notorious” missing BLM page connecting to Harry Reid (not)
This is a big laugh, but does have important info about Bundy’s rangeland harm- For those who don’t want to discuss rangeland, wildlife, trespassing cattle, rare animals like tortoises, or Cliven...
View ArticleThe future of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
The Forest Service is currently seeking public comments regarding the development of alternatives for the Forest Plan Revision on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in North Central Idaho. The...
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Rewilding the West–reduce Ag land uses
CAPTION: Open space is not the same as good wildlife habitat. The hayfield shown here has limited wildlife value. The willows and other shrubs on the left are along a creek protected from livestock by...
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Should federal public lands be prioritized for renewable energy development?
The Wilderness Society just teamed up with Yale University to release a report promoting renewable energy development on public lands, and like the recent Michael Moore documentary Planet of the...
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Ag is the Biggest Threat to Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Farmland Rocky Mountain Front, Montana is a biological desert of exotic plants (wheat) that covers tens of thousands of acres. Photo by George Wuerthner Most land trusts and many conservation groups...
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Antidote For Rural Sprawl–Land Use Zoning
Rural subdivision in Gallatin County, Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Back when I was a student at the University of Montana in Missoula, I had a girlfriend who managed to rent a house adjacent to the...
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