CODY - Whitebark pine cone production was good this summer, according to information recently released by the Inter-agency Grizzly Bear Study Team - good news for bears and people.
September 10, 2007
Pine cone study shows good news for bears
Nevada: Sagebrush “rebels” face charges
It further alleges the Hages unlawfully “leased” lands owned by the government to other ranchers for livestock grazing.
The suit seeks unspecified damages and an injunction to prevent further illegal grazing.
New Mexico:USFS official becomes timber industry lobbyist
Jan W. Poling, associate general counsel for natural resources at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be the new general counsel for the American Forest and Paper Association, the organization said Friday.
Paddle into the wilderness
As fate would have it, I had procrastinated so long that when I finally went to register for an Algonquin circuit this summer, the park was fully booked. Feeling a tad panicky, I quickly dialled the La Vrendrye Rserve Faunique canoe camping line that I’d found on the website. A pleasant voice reassured me.
Colorado: Rural subdivision sprawl, trophy homes pricing out USFS workers, offices
But as more folks get their piece of paradise, buying first, second, third, and fourth homes at astronomical prices, the ballooning cost of living and construction is pricing out the federal agencies and employees that manage those public lands — the lifeblood of many resort communities.
California: Popular Tahoe National Forest considers fees, closures
The Tahoe National Forest, visited by more than two million people each year, is considering the fees because of a budget crunch. The forest north and west of Lake Tahoe had a $1 million budget in 1995, but now operates annually on $750,000 at a time when the number of visitors is growing by at least 10 percent each year.