From the same meeting linked to in the previous post.
A public meeting Wednesday night on the Bitterroot National Forest’s travel management plan—which governs motorized use—got heated enough that local Darby law enforcement is now investigating a threat overheard against one conservationist.
Some wonderful people.
STEVENSVILLE - The Bitterroot National Forest abruptly canceled a public meeting in Stevensville on updating its travel management plan following a crowded and sometimes unruly meeting on the same topic the night before in Darby.
People cursed during the Darby meeting, and the U.S. Forest Service is following up on reports that a man suggested someone “put a bullet in her head” as a woman spoke.
The 2005 sale frustrated park officials, who had wanted to buy the land for years but couldn’t come up with the money. The inablility of park officials to make the purchase guaranteed that private citizens will control the land for the foreseeable future.
WASHINGTON, DC - January 10 - The National Parks Conservation Association echoes Great Basin National Park Superintendent Paul DePrey’s concerns regarding the proposed coal-fired power plant threatening Great Basin National Park. The Ely Energy Center would bring increasingly hazy skies to Great Basin, which currently has some of the best air quality of any national park in the country.
How ridiculous is this? Many animals in national parks have grown used to visitors. Expect poaching numbers to increase considerably.
Personally, I have experienced some unpleasant encounters in a few national park campgrounds with folks of questionable character. I can only imagine if they were packing.
People get really stupid with the combination of wild country, guns, and alcohol. This combination in a seldom visited national forest is one thing….but in a place like Yellowstone or Grand Teton’s main travel routes?
The rules were developed to ensure public safety and provide maximum protection for wildlife, Case said, noting that before the rules were adopted, “people would go out and shoot wildlife in national parks.” Snakes, bears, wolves and coyotes were among animals shot by park visitors.
National parks have a lower crime rate than many similarly sized communities, Case said, adding that many national parks have large campsites. “If you have people start plinking around with weapons, then you have accidents,” he said.