Jayhawks founder Mark Olson is featured in a new documentary. A new song, “National Express” is included in the documentary clip:
August 17, 2007
Wilderness Sportsman Music Club
Wyoming: Wildfire closes in on historic resort near Yellowstone
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Firefighters today are struggling to protect a historic lodge in the path of a wildfire that has spread outside Yellowstone National Park. The park’s east entrance remained closed because of the wildfire, which sent columns of smoke towering into the sky.
Montana: Flathead fishing would never be the same
Excellent article.
As the treasurer of Montana Trout Unlimited, I write to express our organization’s serious concern regarding potential coal bed methane extraction and open pit coal mining at the headwaters of Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake.
Nevada: OHV routes on the hot seat
“In their enjoyment of the National Forest, motor vehicle users have created numerous unauthorized routes,” according to the draft environmental impact statement. “The number of such routes continues to grow each year, with many new routes having environmental impacts and safety concerns that have not been addressed.”
Yellowstone’s Grizzly Man
As the last stragglers catch up to him, he digs the knife into the dirt beneath the stalk of a wildflower. He pops it out of the ground by its small root, which is the edible part he’s after. The root resembles a small potato and is the same part of the plant that grizzly bears dig for at certain times each year.
New Mexico: Phenomenom boggles Rangers in Santa Fe National Forest
A blowdown wiped out thousands of trees in the forest. It is an occurrence that takes place when high winds toss sections of trees to the ground. But this one is not just a section of trees. Trees were snapped like twigs for miles near Pecos Baldy.
Idaho: Forest Officials close launch sites for Middle Fork of the Salmon
Too many fire risks, obviously.
New Hampshire: White Mountain National Forest temporarily closes trail
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Part of the popular Boulder Loop Trail, located along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in Conway, New Hampshire will be temporarily closed for trail re-construction
Forest Service revises rules governing National Forests
The proposed rule could harm wildlife, lead to increased logging near streams and remove limits on the size of clearcuts, Preso said.
“The Bush administration wants to replace these fundamental regulatory guarantees with a new system that eliminates all environmentally protective standards from forest planning and dramatically reduces public oversight of national forest management,” he said.
Where the Rockies meet the prarie in the Yellowstone corridor
Way back in those mountains, 40 some miles back in from this spot, fire threatens a historic valley. Let’s hope for the best.
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