The issue was whether to permit 540 snowmobiles per day into Yellowstone or limit winter access to guided snow coaches.
PARK SERVICE TO ALLOW 504 SNOWMOBILES PER DAY IN YELLOWSTONE
“Snowmobile opponents wanted to see the machines eliminated from the park, saying they cause air and noise pollution, while snowmobile supporters want more, arguing many local businesses [...]
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Idaho, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Wyoming, tagged Environment, Grand Tetons National Park, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Yellowstone National Park on November 15, 2007 | 20 Comments »
As reported in this story, when 86 lawmakers across the U.S. asked the Park Service to limit motorized winter travel in Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks to trips aboard guided snowcoaches as a means of protecting the Parks, guess who the 10 politicians were who got together to oppose that plan, saying “the [...]
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Idaho, Montana, Nature, Oregon, Outdoors, Washington, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Wyoming, tagged , Conservation, Environment, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act on October 19, 2007 | 15 Comments »
There is a balance which exists between mankind’s existence on and use of this Earth, and the ability of the natural world to support such existence and use. We don’t yet know what all of the rules are, or the boundaries and limitations. And yet…
A proposed Congressional Act, The “Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act” (HR [...]
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Idaho, Montana, Nature, Oregon, Outdoors, Politics, Washington, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Wyoming, denny rehberg on April 26, 2007 | 16 Comments »
When the new Wilderness Bill was announced, Montana’s only member of the House of Representatives, Denny Rehberg, immediately came out in opposition to it in a poorly worded, poorly organized and factually empty statement quoted in this story in the Missoulian: “I oppose this legislation because it’s a top-down approach that doesn’t properly take into [...]
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Idaho, Montana, Nature, Oregon, Outdoors, Politics, Washington, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Wyoming on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
I was delighted to see this post on Random Musings this morning.
aullori’s response is exactly what I wish we would see from people all over America who are concerned about our natural resources.
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Idaho, Montana, Nature, Oregon, Outdoors, Politics, Washington, Wilderness Bill H.R. 1975, Wyoming, denny rehberg on April 23, 2007 | 9 Comments »
On Friday, 4/20/2007, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, H.R. 1975 was introduced in the 110th Congress. It will designate all of the inventoried roadless areas in the Northern Rockies as wilderness, giving them the government’s strongest protection. This is a total of 23 million acres of roadless area that would be protected forever under [...]
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