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25 Pound Trout Rescued from Oblivion Spawn in their Native Waters for the...
Pyramid Lake on the in Nevada, a remnant of what was the enormous Lake Lahontan of prehistoric times, once held Lahontan cutthroat that grew to enormous size. The world record was a fish that weighed...
View ArticleLawsuit threatened to protect imperiled bull trout from airstrip expansion in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: George Nickas, Wilderness Watch, (406) 542-2048 Gary Macfarlane, Friends of the Clearwater (208) 882-9755 Lawsuit Threatened to Protect Imperiled Bull Trout from...
View ArticleLivestock Impacts on Bull Trout
The bull trout, a char, is listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened in the lower 48 states. It has been extirpated from about 60 percent of its natural range. Worse, like many native...
View ArticleIdaho Pelicans in the Crosshairs Again
Idaho Fish and Game wants to harass and kill pelicans down to half their present population- IDFG is seeking comments thru April 2 on a long-term plan to manage pelicans for the next ten years....
View ArticleUpper Green River Allotment Betrayal
Recently I attended a meeting with the Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF) officials to discuss future grazing plans for the Upper Green River grazing allotment. The allotment, one of the most...
View ArticleDeschutes River–Irrigation Canal or Wild River?
All the early western stockman wanted from the federal government in Washington DC was the free use of public lands, high tariffs on any meat coming from outside, the building and maintenance of...
View ArticleCrooked River Water-Public Right vs. Private Profits
An article in the November 9th Bend Bulletin reported that due to low water reserves, the Bureau of Reclamation that controls water release from Prineville Reservoir may limit flows in the Crooked...
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Habitat Conservation Plan for Deschutes River Benefits Irrigators
The Fish and Wildlife Service will soon be reviewing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Oregon’s Deschutes River written by contractors working for the Central Oregon irrigators. The HCP will...
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Fire and Fish (Aquatic Ecosystems)
Wood and riparian growth, Cache Creek, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming Looking down Cache Creek from Republic Pass, Yellowstone NP, WY One of the many excuses used to justify “thinning” and logging today is...
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BTNF Plans To Expand Livestock Grazing In Upper Green River Vacant Allotments.
The Upper Green River Valley and Wind River Range from the Elk Ridge grazing complex in the Gros Ventre Range. Photo George Wuerthner. In a breach of trust and faith, the Bridger Teton National...
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Problems With Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act
Clearcuts in Swan Range near Seeley Lake, Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Several editorials have been published widely in Montana papers and elsewhere by supporters Blackfoot Clearwater...
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Bridger Teton NF Capitulation to Ranchers on Upper Green River Allotment
The Elk Ridge Complex grazing allotments were closed to livestock grazing in 2015. Now the BTNF wants to open them to cattle grazing. Photo George Wuerthner The Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF)...
View ArticleLivestock Impacts on Bull Trout
The bull trout, a char, is listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened in the lower 48 states. It has been extirpated from about 60 percent of its natural range. Worse, like many native...
View ArticleIdaho Pelicans in the Crosshairs Again
Idaho Fish and Game wants to harass and kill pelicans down to half their present population- IDFG is seeking comments thru April 2 on a long-term plan to manage pelicans for the next ten years....
View ArticleUpper Green River Allotment Betrayal
Recently I attended a meeting with the Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF) officials to discuss future grazing plans for the Upper Green River grazing allotment. The allotment, one of the most...
View ArticleDeschutes River–Irrigation Canal or Wild River?
All the early western stockman wanted from the federal government in Washington DC was the free use of public lands, high tariffs on any meat coming from outside, the building and maintenance of...
View ArticleCrooked River Water-Public Right vs. Private Profits
An article in the November 9th Bend Bulletin reported that due to low water reserves, the Bureau of Reclamation that controls water release from Prineville Reservoir may limit flows in the Crooked...
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Habitat Conservation Plan for Deschutes River Benefits Irrigators
The Fish and Wildlife Service will soon be reviewing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Oregon’s Deschutes River written by contractors working for the Central Oregon irrigators. The HCP will...
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Fire and Fish (Aquatic Ecosystems)
Wood and riparian growth, Cache Creek, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming Looking down Cache Creek from Republic Pass, Yellowstone NP, WY One of the many excuses used to justify “thinning” and logging today is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BTNF Plans To Expand Livestock Grazing In Upper Green River Vacant Allotments.
The Upper Green River Valley and Wind River Range from the Elk Ridge grazing complex in the Gros Ventre Range. Photo George Wuerthner. In a breach of trust and faith, the Bridger Teton National...
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