Alan Gregory has a good article on his blog about slick pro-wilderness marketing. He points to a video as an example.
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Jenny Lewis with “you are what you love”.

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The state issued 20 permits for either-sex bison along the park’s western boundary for the period of Nov. 15 through Dec. 31. Only six have been filled.

Fine article on the new “America the Beautiful” pass. The controversy of this pass still seems to be burning strong. This article makes a good point - you don’t have to do much convincing for people like myself about this pass. We will buy it because we love the parks and want to get inside. But what about those who undervalue or take for granted our public lands system?

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Timber companies across the country are transforming their most desirable forestland into subdivisions and resorts.
Logging is no longer the Pacific Northwest’s economic engine, and demand nationally for second homes and rural lifestyles appears limitless.

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The elk are back on Mount Jumbo, checking out the new forage where last summer’s fireworks got the 2006 fire season started

Sharp tailed grouse in Michigan have been obliterared by far too many logging roads. They are an indicator of ecosystem health, and it’s no surprise there are so few in Michigan.

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Hiawatha National Forest officials are asking snowmobilers to avoid two areas in the eastern Upper Peninsula that are wintering and breeding areas for sharp-tailed grouse.

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The U.S. Forest Service almost certainly will deactivate a substantial percentage of the campsites it now manages in Colorado and across the nation. How many and how soon may be determined in part by the passion of the individual users.

Forest Service
2250 Highway 50, Delta, CO 81416
970-874-6600.