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After paying $75 to fill his black Dodge Ram pickup truck for the third time in a week, Douglas Chrystall couldn’t take it anymore.

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Inside the Park, folks don’t tote guns and garbage, as well as vehicle traffic, is more closely controlled.

Outside the Park grizzlies run into people with guns and cars and trains and garbage cans full of good eats, and the prospects of survival grow more dim.

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So the Pitmans launched their boat, and Maureen said they tried to “chop their way” over to the elk that was struggling to get back on the ice. Worn out, they knew they needed more help for a possible rescue.

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“I avoid being an alarmist,” said Nathan Stephenson, a U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist at the agency’s Sequoia National Park field station. “But there’s a chance sequoias won’t survive at all if they can’t find the right soil conditions at higher elevations.”

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All three were banned from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In addition, they were ordered to complete chemical use assessment, must refrain from using alcohol and drugs during the probation and must agree not to associate with the other defendants. They also have agreed to testify against others involved in the incident.

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The Bush administration rule being challenged mirrors one issued in 2005 which was thrown out by a federal court. Like the 2005 rule, the current one eliminates mandatory protections in place since the Reagan administration that require the national forests to be managed to guarantee viable wildlife populations, to preserve clean, healthy streams and lakes, and to protect diverse natural forests. The Bush rule also sharply reduces public participation in decisions about the management of our public forests.