Nominee Jarvis seemed to do a good job under the grilling.
July, 2009
...now browsing by month
Senators grill potential Park Service Director
Thursday, July 30th, 2009National Forest visitation way down
Thursday, July 30th, 2009One possibility could be the Fee Demo implemented during the Bush admin, which really hurt access to many popular locations. The Northwest was especially hit hard in visitor reduction.
WS Music Club: The Dirty Projectors with “Stillness Is the Move”
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Strange stuff, but quite good. Check it out.
Saving Our Natural Legacy: The Future of America’s Roadless Forests
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009The Center For Biological Diversity has released an outstanding report on the roadless situation. Check it out in PDF format.
Well worth reading.
California: 650 acre fire currently active in Stanislaus National Forest
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Researches project intense fire season in the west
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009The gloomy news seems mainly reserved for the Pacfic NW and California.
Canyon wolf pack in Yellowstone doing well despite camping out with people earlier in the season
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Some news on the Canyon wolf pack:
Montana: Tester bill not a prescription for healthy forests
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009The author makes a good point about how sometimes you just have to move on, that an industry is perhaps dying not because of obstructionism, but because of low demand in a changing economy that will seek more frugality and less excess.
Will Obama defend the roadless rule?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009A frightening article which considers the possibility of the Obama admin abandoning Obama’s campaign promise to protect wildlands.
