August 1, 2008

Crow guards road in the Gallatin National Forest

Filed under: Images, Outdoors — Mike @ 12:54 am

This guy was waiting for me to pass so he could finish eating the smashed frog innards on the road. Ah…nature.


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Dozens of scientists, conservationists urge end to B.C. grizzly hunt

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:46 am

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VANCOUVER — Hunting grizzly bears puts even more pressure on a species already in jeopardy from shrinking habitats, poaching and global warming, says a group of scientists and conservationists calling on the B.C. government to end the hunt.

Fire burning in Yellowstone National Park (video)

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:45 am

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Alaska: Bill would turn 10% of Tongass National Forest over to state

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:42 am

Can you say “land grab”?

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Why U.S. Parks put land purchases on hold

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:41 am

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At this point, Fitzgerald says he’s exhausted. So instead of his land becoming a new jewel in an expanded national park, he may now sell to developers who would carve his ranch into 40-acre “ranchettes.” Or, they may mine it for buried petrified wood, valuable when polished and sold as bookends and other ornaments.

Wyoming: Gunbarrel fire grows to more than 12 square miles (video)

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:38 am

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The Gunbarrel Fire was burning about 40 miles west of Cody and 15 to 20 miles east of the Yellowstone boundary in the North Absaroka Wilderness of the Shoshone National Forest

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Montana: Mountain Man Festival set in Gallatin National Forest

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 12:37 am

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The event will feature entertainment, demonstrations, seminars on trades and crafts of the times, storytelling, trading, beading, leatherwork, knife and tomahawk throw, bow shooting and demonstrations