Bears In Montana, Bears and Wolves Become Part of the Culture Wars All sides of this debate want similar outcomes: Healthy habitat and wildlife. We cannot get these unless we also consider the people who live with these animals, and their livelihoods. Anyone who thinks or acts as if nature, people and money are separate and/or independent is part of the
Aspen Forests Aspen Forests Provide Great Habitat for Ruffed Grouse “Ruffed grouse – and all species – do better in mixed (partially-logged) forests. NOTE: this post was originally published to Instagram and the Ruffed Grouse Society page on February 24, 2021. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ruffed Grouse Society (@ruffedgrousesociety)
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/20/2021 Articles Holistic Management International (HMI) published the article below by Dick Richardson, about a better grazing system. I asked Allan Savory, HMI’s founder, what he thought of it. Dick Richardson’s article, and Allan Savory’s response, are available at the link above or here According to the 30-year
Elk Legislature Strips Game and Fish of Elk Feedground Closure Power According to the 30-year veteran employee of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department quoted in the article below, agency decisions regarding wildlife need not give equal consideration to economic or social consequences. The mindset that wildlife outcomes are independent of people and their livelihoods is widespread among the various agencies,
cattle grazing Grazing Naturally, by Dick Richardson, with Remarks by Allan Savory “Holistic Management International (HMI) published the article below by Dick Richardson, describing a better grazing system. I asked Allan Savory, HMI’s founder, what he thought of it. Dick Richardson’s article, and Allan Savory’s response, appear below. NOTE: this paper was originally published to HolisticManagement.org. It was
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/13/2021 Articles Local photographer Guillermo Esteves was following a group of bull moose when he captured an uncanny wildlife brush-up. For more than 100 years, what amounts to an extermination campaign has been waged against coyotes across the United States Videos The Ruffed Grouse Society is North America’s foremost conservation
Local Photographer Earns International Wildlife Accolade “Moose and Yellow Lab NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on February 13, 2021. It was written by Victoria Lee. The photo is being posted with permission of the photographer, Guillermo Esteves. We are appreciative of his craft and are posting to support his work, which can
Coyotes Telling the Scientific Truth About Coyotes “Coyote killing contests and indiscriminate coyote poisoning programs do not control coyote populations, and hurt the environment. NOTE: this article was originally published to SantaFeNewMexican.com on February 9, 2019. It was written by Mary Katherine Ray and David Parsons. Eva Woods’ op-ed (“Legislators, listen to agricultural, rural experts,” Looking
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/6/2021 Articles Increasing soil fertility is the foundation of habitat and wildlife restoration. And as discussed in the article below, slowing and spreading runoff to increase soil moisture is basic to increasing soil fertility. Here is a book and video on this topic. These describe how practices developed in forests like
"Wolves" On The Wolf Trail Tracking wolves around Teton National Park. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on March 13, 2021. It was written by Mike Koshmrl. Now near the end of three winters tailing Jackson Hole wolves, Barker has logged her share of mystery clusters. They happen more than she’d
Plug and Spread Reviving Riverscapes “Increasing soil fertility is the foundation of habitat and wildlife restoration. And as discussed in the article below, improving water function by slowing and spreading runoff to increase soil moisture is basic to increasing soil fertility. Bill Zeedyk of Santa Fe is mentioned extensively in this article. We worked and
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/30/2021 Articles Here is an ecological idea on salmon restoration that gives environmental, social and economic factors equal weight. Congratulations and thanks to U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson. Park user fees are absurdly low. Using those fees on unwinnable battles to eradicate so-called invasive species, some introduced by the agencies themselves,
Elk The Grand Prize - An RMEF Film Growing up in a hunting family, Rafe Nielsen of Browning Firearms says the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation played a large role in shaping his views of hunting from an early age.
fishing Yellowstone Fishing License Cost Doubles “Park user fees are absurdly low. Using those fees on unwinnable battles to eradicate so-called invasive species, some introduced by the agencies themselves, wastes money badly needed for neglected infrastructure and forest management. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on March 25, 2021. It was written by
dams An Idaho Congressman Aims to Dump Dams “Here is an ecological idea on salmon restoration that gives environmental, social and economic factors equal weight. Congratulations and thanks to U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on March 24, 2021. It was written by Rocky Barker – Writers on the Range. U.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/23/2021 Articles The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is paying people to engage in innovative forestry practices on private land. USDA says these practices reduce fire hazards, increase water retention in soil, and benefit habitat and the wildlife it supports. Meanwhile, next to Pitchstone Waters in Idaho, the U.S.
Cattle Stocking Rates vs. Grazing Days, Recovery Rates and Necessary Impact Below is an excellent piece by our friend “Cowboy Bob” Kinford. For several years, he helped us manage cattle herds on the high deserts of far-West Texas. Paraphrasing Bob: Many holistic/regenerative grazers think that ultra-high densities, by definition, mimic wild herds. These grazers oversimplify by ignoring, forgetting or not
forests USDA Offers New Forest Management Incentive for Conservation Reserve Program As reported below, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is paying people to engage in innovative forestry practices on private land. USDA says these practices reduce fire hazards, increase water retention in soil, and benefit habitat and the wildlife it supports. Meanwhile, next to Pitchstone Waters in Idaho, the
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/10/2021 Articles Pronghorn and mule deer alter their natural movement nearly 40% of the times they encounter fences, according to a Wyoming study. A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture tasked with killing coyotes, foxes, jackrabbits and other “nuisance wildlife” in the Equality State has completed a years long
USDA rule Feds Finalize Wyoming Wildlife Killing Plans The 2021 campaign of the feds’ seemingly endless war on wildlife is described in the article below. 100-plus years into the misadventure of government funded predator removals the historian’s observation seems appropriate: “They had learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.“ The managers quoted below say their eradications help ranchers. While
Pronghorn New Study Reframes Fence Impacts on Deer, Pronghorn According to the article below, “More than 600,000 miles of fence crisscross the West, possibly making fence modification for conservation “more urgent than currently recognized.” The lead author’s insights which led her to study fences’ effects on wildlife movements were based on observations she made on a field
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/9/2021 Articles In 2019 Pitchstone Waters began efforts to reestablish beaver and the habitat they create. And we got involved with Idaho Fish & Game's program to trap and relocate beaver. “According to the article, “La Niña 2020 has evolved quicker and with stronger intensity than many leading climate
Cascades Mountains Enviro Group Wants Grizzlies in Cascade Mountains, Files Lawsuit “By resorting to strong-arm tactics such as those described in the article below, wildlife ideologues continue harm grizzly bear recovery. By ignoring the social and economic costs of their demands, the ideologues make dedicated enemies of essential allies who – ironically – want much the same outcomes as themselves. The result is
Agri-business The Environmental Upside of Modern Farming “The article below offers thoughts on how to make industrial farming less harmful to the environment. NOTE: this article was originally published to WSJ.com on February 5, 2021. It was written by Robert Paarlberg. New methods rooted in low-impact, precision techniques require less land, less energy and fewer chemicals
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity. - Issue #2 Articles “According to the article, “La Niña 2020 has evolved quicker and with stronger intensity than many leading climate models predicted.” According to the article below, a chemical used to stabilize automobile tires is washing into streams where silver salmon spawn, and killing them. Many of the chemicals, fertilizers, hormones
