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Will we ever know rec’s true impact on wildlife?Scientists race to quantify winter recreation’s impact on Canada lynx, but technology outpaces them.High Country News Page Buono March 16, 2020 Nearly 20 years ago, Elizabeth Roberts woke early after a big snowstorm. She packed a thermos of green tea and caught the first chair at Vail…

Stewart Brandborg’s 2014 speech in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act. The speech was filmed on location at the Wilderness Gateway Campground in Idaho, near the banks of the Wild and Scenic Lochsa River. “Brandy” was a giant in the wilderness movement, and the last surviving architect of the 1964…

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Snowmobilers fined up to $500 for violating Routt National Forest restrictionsOfficials address recurring issueNews | January 3, 2020Derek [email protected] Pilot & Today STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Multiple snowmobilers received citations last weekend in what forest officials described as a reoccurring issue of people taking snowmobiles into restricted areas in the Routt National Forest. On Sunday, Dec….

Forest Service wilderness fee plan gets negative commentsBy Associated PressPublished: December 30, 2019, 11:30am SALEM, Ore. — A plan that would require purchasing a permit before entering three of Oregon’s most popular wilderness areas has received a largely negative response. The Statesman-Journal reports that more than 13,700 comments were submitted on a proposal to charge…

Spaceport delayed as Camden County suddenly plans for smaller rocketsBy Beau Evans -December 18, 2019 Georgia Recorder The launch date for Spaceport Camden is on indefinite hold after federal regulators held up an expected approval of Camden County’s license to operate the facility, prompting questions over the project’s future. County officials recently scrapped plans to…

Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects 2 major permits for PolyMet mine By STEVE KARNOWSKI | Associated Press PUBLISHED: January 13, 2020 at 11:26 am | UPDATED: January 13, 2020 at 4:55 pm The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected some of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota,…

Environmentalists win new review of Twin Metals mine impactState Department has 60 days to review impact of Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on boundary waters. By Patrick Condon Star Tribune DECEMBER 24, 2019 — 6:22AM Environmentalists trying to stop a controversial copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota won a partial…

Isle Royale’s last native male wolf among 2 killed by new wolves By Tanda Gmiter | [email protected] 12/20/19 Michigan Live ISLE ROYALE, MI – He’d survived the last decade on Michigan’s most remote island against some pretty big odds. For more than 10 years, a male gray wolf known to researchers as M183 had roamed the…