January 19, 2008

Montana: Critter cam

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:48 pm

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Oregon: Off-roaders tear up restored meadow, elk habitat

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:44 pm

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LOWELL — Hunters concerned about elk habitat are so annoyed at recent damage to a newly created meadow that they’re offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the off-roaders who wrecked it.

Montana: Comments being taken on Gallatin National Forest drilling near Big Timber

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:25 pm

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BIG TIMBER - The Gallatin National Forest is asking for public comment on plans submitted by Beartooth Platinum Corporation for exploratory core drilling on Forest Service lands in the East Boulder plateau area between Nye and Big Timber.

Wyoming: Survival of bighorns in rugged Tetons being studied

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:23 pm

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South Dakota: Recovery specialist blames Bush admin for blocking black-footed ferret recovery

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:22 pm

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The Bush administration has pressured federal resource managers to make decisions that could hurt the black-footed ferret recovery effort in South Dakota’s Conata Basin, according to the recently retired head of the federal ferret recovery program.

Pennsylvania: Coalition forms to help trout creeks

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 7:20 pm

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Brook trout are a species of concern throughout the eastern United States because they are a fragile species. Their habitat requirements are virtually pristine streams: typically cool, well-shaded, spring-fed with gravel bottoms. Streams that muddy easily often do not make good habitat for wild brook trout.