Regarding “Trek into state wilderness - 15 feet off the ground” (Republic, Tuesday):
I read with horror the story of John McAfee’s aerotrekking venture. They are taking these planes into remote and pristine wilderness areas.
September 15, 2007
Arizona: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a nuisance
Montana: Public invited to talk future of Going to the Sun Road
WEST GLACIER - Three days after Glacier National Park’s most popular road closes for early fall repairs - and nearly a year after it was hammered by torrential rains - park bosses are inviting the public for a sit-down about the highway’s future.
California: Bear who bit man in Kings Canyon National Park is killed by officials
The name of the 65-year-old man from Dove Canyon who was bit on Sept. 6 was not released. But park official said he fell asleep near Mist Falls after a four-mile hike, and awoke when observers started yelling to warn him he was being approached by a bear.
Montana: Hunter survives grizzly attack
He attempted to get to safety by climbing a small tree, but the bear pulled him down, injuring Flack’s right foot and right calf, said Mel Frost with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Pennsylvania: Drilling halted in Allegheny National Forest
A small, family-owned oil and gas well drilling company is under investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Pittsburgh for cutting trees and drilling a new well in the Allegheny National Forest without the required approvals
Species extinctions still rising, experts warn
From the lowland gorillas of Africa to corals of the Galapagos Islands, more than 16,300 species are threatened with extinction, the group said in releasing its annual Red List.
Cool the Earth by eating less red meat?
Doing so, they say, would decrease the amount of methane gas emitted by cows, sheep and goats. Such methane flatulence is a major greenhouse gas, the kind that most scientists tie to global warming.