With a few exceptions, big game animals appear to have survived the epic New Year’s blizzard better than officials expected.
January 10, 2007
Colorado: Big game outlast blizzard’s blow
Montana: Gallatin designation could limit development near Big Sky
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A proposal to place water protection standards on a 39-mile stretch of the Gallatin River could limit development near Big Sky, even if new homes and businesses install cleaner sewer systems, a new report has concluded.
Indiana: Groups lose logging fight in Hoosier National Forest
The plan, released in March, doubles the previous 5-acre limit for clear-cutting for hardwoods. Three public meetings were held on the proposal, and the forest service received comments from 1,500 citizens and environmental groups.
DeFazio urges Interior Secretary to reconsider hike in park fees
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio sent a letter last week to the Secretary of the Interior urging him to strongly reconsider a proposal that would increase fees at Crater Lake National Park and Lava Beds National Monument. Under the proposal, entrance fees at Crater Lake would double, from $10 to $20, and fees at Lava Beds would increase from $10 to $15.
New Hampshire: New studies identify mercury hotspots in the Northeast
CONCORD, N.H. — Mercury levels near some coal-burning power plans are five times higher than previous government estimates, calling into question how the Environmental Protection Agency identifies biological hotspots and prompting a Maine senator to propose a national monitoring system.
Montana: 40 bison hazed back into park
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park crews hazed about 40 bison back into the park yesterday, after the animals wandered out of the northern edge of the park and onto private property.