Glacier National Park is exceptional habitat for the most development-sensitive animal other than the grizzly bear.
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Copeland said he suspected Many Glacier would be a good place for the work.
“But we had no idea how good it would be,” he said. “We had such success capturing wolverines that there was a lot of interest in keeping the project going.”
There is a very real and sad mindset in some rural areas that advocates terrorizing and hating those who enjoy conservation and roadless areas.
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Two men who were part of a group that allegedly shouted death threats, fired gunshots and generally terrorized campers during an August evening in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness pleaded guilty Monday to a variety of charges, and both have agreed to testify against the others in the group.
Very distrubing story. I really hope the prosecution does not give up the death penalty on this monster.
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Gary Michael Hilton, facing a murder charge in the case of Buford hiker Meredith Emerson, is scheduled to appear before Dawson County Chief Magistrate Johnny Holtzclaw at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Glenwood Springs Field Office announced the decision regarding the Bull Mountain Pipeline Tuesday. The decision formalizes the finding of a final environmental impact statement released by the BLM and Forest Service in November.
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New Jerseyans know all too well how fast forests can be converted to asphalt. But a study by the U.S. Forest Service sounds the alarm beyond the borders of the Garden State.
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Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey said Tuesday from Washington, D.C., that the administration decided it was quicker and cheaper to comply with a federal district court’s ruling in March that ordered forestry officials to produce an environmental impact statement on the 2005 rules, which would have eased restrictions on logging.