Link

When people think of the North, they think of vast stands of forests interspersed with sky blue waters of thousands of lakes. The inland lakeshores are pretty much developed, and forested land is undergoing rapid change. The latter is keeping pace with a national trend. Industrial timberland has changed hands rapidly in the North, and more and more of that land is being subdivided for development.

Link

DIVIDE - Jack Kirkley scans the forest canopy through binoculars, looking through the treetops for a glimpse of the new goshawk nest he knows is nearby.

Link

A parks advocacy group is urging the National Park Service to take action against a Glacier Park inholder who has seriously damaged a trail leading to the family’s property, even suggesting the land be taken through eminent domain if need be.

Link

Plants and animals that could be harmed by the changing climate include trout that are unable to live in warmer streams and Frazier fir trees that cover many parts of the park, it said.

Shameful action by the officials in the Shoshone National Forest. Armel says that “public support seems low” for protecting this fork of the Shoshone.

Has he done an opinion poll?

Link

The river was being considered by Shoshone National Forest officials as a candidate for protection under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Such a designation would have imposed certain restrictions on public use of the river and surrounding corridor in order to maintain certain scenic aspects.

Link

Firefighters will continue to work throughout the night. They represent a significant part of the operational strategy by securing containment line and burning out fuels as appropriate overnight, making success during the day more achievable.

Link

STRATTON, Vt. –State police divers planned Tuesday to resume their search of a Green Mountain National Forest pond amid fears that a Massachusetts man who had been camping and hiking in the area likely drowned there, authorities said.