The Park Service said it collected 122,190 comments on its proposed management plan from March to June. Of those, more than 88,900 - 73 percent of the total - said snow coaches should be the only form of transportation allowed in Yellowstone during winter, the Jackson Hole News & Guide reported.
September 11, 2007
Public comments support ban on Yellowstone snowmobiles
Colorado: Forest Service favors industry, not forests
So the Forest Service has drafted an environmental impact statement with five alternatives, none of which vary in substance from the 2005 rule. One of those will be adopted following a 60-day comment period. The Forest Service says its decision will not be subject to judicial review. But it will undoubtedly be challenged again in court, as it should be.
Colorado: Mining claims new housing land rush
This is proving to be a much worse problem than something like cattle or sheep grazing. Build a subdivision,and you don’t get nature back. Cow and sheep damage can be repaired.
But during the last decade or so, a new land rush has hit the West’s high country. With desirable valley floors already spoken for, second-home owners are turning their eyes to the mountains above. Property values have soared, and hundreds of claims are changing hands. “No Trespassing” signs are popping up in local backcountry haunts, and rural counties suddenly face the unexpected headache of managing land use in places where the idea of building a house once seemed preposterous.
Fishing for RAT’s
Oregon: Grandma, 77 survives two weeks lost in wilderness
But last Thursday, as a rescue team combed the Wallowa Mountains area looking for her once more, a flock of ravens made noise right above her and the searchers found her. Her body temperature had dropped to 90 degrees, and she was incoherent, with frostbitten toes, but a full recovery was expected.
Oregon: Wyden, DeFazio introduce plant to protect old growth forest
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and Congressman Peter DeFazio, both Democrats, want Congress to set aside 13,700 acres of pristine old-growth forest that cradle the headwaters of the Elk River in Siskiyou National Forest. The Copper Salmon Wilderness Act aims to protect giant Douglas fir trees 300 feet tall, endangered Port-Orford cedar and wildlife such as elk, mountain lions and black bears.
Yellowstone employee attacked by grizzly
Ken Meyer, the park’s safety officer, was recovering from surgery Monday following his run-in with the female grizzly near Gardiner, said park spokesman Al Nash. He suffered “deep injuries” including bites to his back and other injuries to his left leg, stomach and both forearms, Nash said.