Their song “In a Funny Way” from their last album “the Secret Migration”.
December 14, 2006
Wilderness Sportsman Music Club with Mercury Rev
Wyoming: Cougars died from plague
Plague killed two cougars, a mother and her kitten, found in the Gros Ventres in mid-October, University of Wyoming researchers confirmed Wednesday.
Montana: Return of the raptors
The big birds with their distinctive white heads and tails have gathered along the Missouri River where they fish and take ducks when they can.
Utah: Sportsmen ask governor to rethink anti-roadless plan
Hunters and anglers are adding their voices to the chorus of those asking Gov. John Huntsman to reevaluate his development plans for roadless Utah. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership along with Trout Unlimited released a study showing an indisputable link between successful recreational hunting and fishing and the abundance of “undisturbed” backcountry.
New Forest Service Rule would undermine NEPA, weaken conservation protections
“Today’s new rule is part and parcel of the Bush Administration’s long-running agenda to take the ‘public’ out of public lands, and hand our national forests over to big energy and timber interests.
“For the first time since modern forest planning began more than 25 years ago, the Forest Service is seeking to exclude the long-term management plans that govern each national forest from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This new rule is an attempt to hide the administration’s plans for our forests from the public scrutiny required under NEPA.
More on this sad story from New West.
Northern Rockies: Government broke law in Grizzly case
MISSOULA, Mont. — The federal government broke the law by not addressing flaws in a study it relied on in allowing maintenance of roads in grizzly bear habitat in parts of Montana, Idaho and Washington, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Montana: Man admits to setting national forest wildfires
MISSOULA - A Florence man pleaded guilty to nine counts of arson Wednesday for setting numerous wildfires in Western Montana this summer, including the Gash Creek fire, which burned nearly 8,500 acres and cost $8 million to fight.