It opens up opportunities through binoculars to see grizzlies and mountain goats on nearby mountains, as well as ducks and other waterfowl on the lakes, she said
May 28, 2008
Montana: Glacier launches watchable wildlife program
New York: Moose gain ground but keep a low profile
But with only a few hundred moose scattered across the Adirondack state park, which comprises private and public lands in an area roughly the size of Vermont, locating moose scat is far easier than locating the actual mammals, despite their hulking size. (Bull moose can weigh up to 1,400 pounds and eat 40 to 60 pounds of vegetation a day.)
Oregon: Senator Wyden backs Badlands for wilderness designation
Ron Wyden: “Seems to me, if we can get national recognition of the Badlands, that’ll be a big shot in the arm for recreation. And quality of life is a big driver of economic success in central Oregon, and that’s why I’m going to work hard to promote it.”
If there aren’t any trees left, how can they burn?
Check out this plot hatched deep in the bowels of the Interior Department: slash forest fire prevention budgets, then propose that the shortfalls in budgets be made up by selling off the timber that would have otherwise had to have been protected from fire. That’s a downright clever plan for this crowd.
Minnesota: Senator Coleman spouts misinformation
“It’s in the interests of the conservation community, it’s of interest to the environmental community to manage, and it’s of interest to the logging community manage it,” he said. “What you don’t want is what has happened in other parts of the country, where you see lack of management and you see forest fire and devastation.
New Mexico: Cibola National Forest considers closure
That means no campfires or grills are allowed, and smoking can be done only inside enclosed vehicles.