July 2, 2007

Wilderness Sportsman Music Club

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:45 am

“Fare thee Not Well Mutineer”, a b-side by Grandaddy from the “Sumday” release.

House committee is preparing to investigate Cheney’s involvement in Klamath fish disaster

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:35 am

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Three dozen West Coast Democrats requested the Resources Committee investigation after the Washington Post reported of Cheney’s involvement in managing flows from the Klamath River in 2002.

Group targets outlaw ORV’ers

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:31 am

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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Calling off-road vehicles the top threat to public lands, a conservation watchdog group is launching a campaign to toughen enforcement against outlaw riders who carve up delicate ecosystems.

South Dakota: Panel aims to untangle Black Hills land mess

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:31 am

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RAPID CITY, S.D. - Black Hills National Forest is honeycombed with private land, and that public-private mix, land managers say, can cost taxpayers money and degrade surrounding wildlands.

California: Crime forces early closing of parts of Sequoia National Forest

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:29 am

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It is too bad that we have to restrict access to the river because of a few people, but we are concerned with public safety,” she says.

Arizona: Wildfire expected to grow

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 11:27 am

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The Chitty Fire is named after the canyon where it started and has closed Highway 191 about 27 miles south of Alpine, along the Coronado Trail

Utah: Ashley National Forest closed due to fire

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 10:56 am

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A wildfire that has scorched 46 square miles in northeastern Utah and killed three people has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby towns and led the authorities to close a national forest to the public.