May 21, 2008

Hike to Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:37 am

Montana: Park releases bison

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:33 am

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The bison include about 80 calves that were born at the Stephens Creek Bison Capture Facility. Twelve bison died at the facility, including several calves, most of which were either stillborn or died shortly after birth.

Minnesota: Summer hiking in the BWCAW

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:30 am

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Volunteers from the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee (BWA Committee) and the 3M Club Outdoor Club rallied to clear brush and treefalls from two wilderness trails in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in May 2008.

Our fault? Sure is.

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:28 am

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Thirty five years’ worth of data covering hundreds of independent studies put beyond reasonable doubt the impact of human activity on the planet, according to a paper published today in Nature.

Wisconsin: Ban on out-of-state firewood remains in effect for national forests

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:25 am

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For the past several years, an insect known as the emerald ash borer, or EAB, has been making a slow and deadly migration throughout the Midwest. Millions of ash trees have been destroyed in areas as close as Michigan, and, most recently, the EAB is showing up in suburbs around the Chicago area.

Wyoming: Some Medicine Bow National Forest campgrounds not open

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 5:24 am

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The Forest Service says people should check with their local ranger districts to find out whether particular campgrounds are open.