HELENA - A Lincoln man who allegedly “violated just about every wildlife law” in Montana has been released from jail after posting a $100,000 bail bond following his weekend arrest.
July 19, 2007
Montana: Man posts $100,000 bond for allegedly “violating just about every wildlife law”
North Carolina: Judge rules beach driving illegal at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The National Park Service will still allow off-road driving on the beaches at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, even though a federal judge says the popular practice is technically illegal.
Colorado: Grizzly hoax just unbearable
A picture circulating as alleged proof of the sighting appears to be an image stolen from Chuck Bartlebaugh, a photographer and representative of the Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Campaign in Missoula, Mont.
New Mexico: Wilderness proposal worries ranchers
A group of ranchers concerned about possible impacts of a wilderness designation on grazing allotments announced last week it planned a press event today to highlight its views. Tuesday, a group backing a wilderness designation for thousands of acres in the county announced a press conference of its own.
Florida: Forest Service is right to limit ORV’s
It’s not your father’s Ocala National Forest, unless he’s one of those tearing through it on off-road vehicles. Too many of those motorists, the U.S. Forest Service says, are damaging sensitive wetlands, laying waste to vegetation and disturbing wildlife.
Alaska: Bipartisan group works to end Tongass National Forest road building subsidies
While the nation continues to be burdened with huge federal budget deficits, the U.S. Forest Service is still promoting millions of dollars in taxpayer handouts to logging companies for forest road-building projects.
Oregon: Record breaking rain mixed-blessing for firefighters
While rain “cooled down the fire behavior,” said Fire Information Officer Debby Broback, it also made fire roads treacherous and firing operations all but impossible
Montana: Half the Bob Marshall Wilderness closed due to fire
The two major fires burning in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area hardly grew on Wednesday, but they caused 447,000 acres of the wilderness to be closed to the public.