09
2008
Uncrowded national park gems
Abandon all hope, ye who drive to Yellowstone this summer. Most of the park’s 3.1 million annual visitors don’t leave their cars, giving rise to a local phenomenon: the wildlife jam. A stray bear or bison can instigate bumper-to-bumper congestion worthy of an L.A. freeway at rush hour.
09
2008
Montana: Comission supports protection of divide
Lewis and Clark County commissioners on Thursday passed a symbolic resolution supporting the protection of the Continental Divide and MacDonald Pass from development.
The Helena National Forest is considering a proposal to develop the MacDonald Pass as a permanent biathlon course, and officials said a decision is expected next week.
09
2008
Grizzly bear decline blamed on humans
“It’s pretty clear we’re losing more grizzlies over the last six years to human causes than the estimated population can sustain,” said Kevin Van Tighem, Banff’s superintendent
09
2008
South Dakota: Half of Badlands National Park may go back to Sioux
The National Park Service is considering a plan to return a 133,000-acre section of South Dakota’s Badlands National Park back to the Oglala Sioux, the Los Angeles Times reports.
09
2008
Kooks want to sell wilderness areas, national forests
We do not, as Pritchard claims, think all wilderness areas should be sold to the highest bidder. In some cases, the land should be given or sold to its current users. For example, Powderhorn leases most of its land from the Forest Service, and the company has a vested interest in caring for the land.