This paper began as an effort to persuade Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to cease its efforts to eradicate elk on the state lands which it manages in far-West Texas. Our assumption was that […]
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Bear and Wolf on Fall River in Idaho
We left this camera up all winter. So we have photos from October through June. We asked the experts… What kind of bear? Is this a wolf or a big coyote? Their response is below. […]
Read moreHappy July 4, 2020 from Pitchstone Waters Ranch
July 4, 2020 at Pitchstone Waters Ranch in Idaho. July 4th Fishing Picnic at Pitchstone Waters from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
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Jim Howell, Part II – Restoring Ecological Capital Through Grazing
A business and investment model based on sustainable grazing of open ranges in the mountain West.
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Book Review: Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther
“Quoting a reader: This is the latest of several books by an author whose focus is on nature (primarily Florida’s) and attempts to protect it, with special emphasis on what happens when a bureaucracy becomes […]
Read moreUsing Goats to Open an Idaho Forest
At Pitchstone Waters near Yellowstone Park in Idaho, we use goats to clear brush, weeds, and stimulate grasses on forest floors. Sixth in a series. Goats Grazing Idaho Forests from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
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Facts About Leafy Spurge
As discussed below, leafy spurge uses explosive seed release, and wind, to throw seeds up to 15 feet. In addition to spreading by seed, its root systems increase by several feet each year, and the […]
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Soil-Carbon Cowboys
A new documentary series in 10 parts (paddocks) directed by Peter Byck …please watch soil-carbon cowboys first.
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A Quiet Plague Outbreak has been Killing Yellowstone’s Cougars for Years
Our public lands, parks, forests, and the wild animals that live in them seem increasingly unhealthy and disease prone. However, the cougar disease discussed in the National Geographic article below is a symptom of a […]
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Grizzly Bear Death Rates Are Climbing
“The real problem described in the article below is that grizzly bears do not fear humans. Limited hunting would change that, greatly reducing bear mortality from human causes by making bears wary of people.
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Releasing Beavers in Idaho
Fifth in a series about reintroducing beaver on the Fall River in Idaho, 5-miles Southwest of Yellowstone National Park.
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