“The true first light is on temples and towers; when they get that first burst of light when it’s really nice light for a very fleeting moment,” said Michael Plyler of the Zion Canyon Field Institute
September 17, 2007
Utah: Zion National Park (video)
Oregon: Wild sky - odd time to hold
In a world in which the Bush administration hands out billion-plus contracts to its corporate friends to rebuild what it blows up in Iraq, the $19 million for the wilderness area is a bargain. Or doesn’t even count.
South Dakota: Black Hills National Forest off-road plan draws crowd
The U.S. Forest Service has unveiled a proposed trail system for motor vehicles that would reverse current rules, which allow off-roading anywhere it’s not specifically prohibited.
Montana: Belgrade man describes grizzly bear attack
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) A Belgrade bow hunter says he knew he was in trouble when he spotted a grizzly bear and her three cubs out of the corner of his eye.
Colorado: Summit County lands eyed as new wilderness
In all, the proposal would add about 670,000 acres of wilderness in and around the White River National Forest, with a few pieces of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and adjacent national forests also under consideration.
California: 2000 people evacuated as wildfire tears through Sand Bernardino National Forest
Forest Service spokeswoman Carol Beckley says about 340 residents were under mandatory orders to leave the Fawnskin area and another 1,200 voluntarily left their homes in the resort community Green Valley Lake.