State senator pushes for new national park in Utah
Associated Press
March 3, 2017
Bill would turn Idaho’s Crater of the Moon National Monument into a national park.
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Bull trout lawsuit targeting Columbia Basin dams dismissed
Associated Press
March 3, 2017
It would have forced federal agencies to analyze whether about two dozen dams operating in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana are harming bull trout, but ruling says agencies have since met demands.
70 wild hogs killed in aerial eradication along Colorado River
Associated Press
March 2, 2017
The hunt had initially been expected to last two weeks but it took less than four days.
In Alabama, House approves deer baiting bill
Associated Press
March 2, 2017
Would let hunters use bait for feral hogs, too.
The Conservation Alliance starts land fund protection effort
Associated Press
March 2, 2017
Fund will target local and regional conservation organizations that will oppose the transfer of public lands and defend federal laws on public lands.
Mule deer killed in Wyoming culling had CWD
Associated Press
March 2, 2017
The last time a dead mule deer from the Cody herd tested positive for CWD was April 2015.
Outdoors groups applaud Zinke confirmation as Interior secretary
Staff and News Reports
March 2, 2017
“He was born in the West. He lives in the West. He understands it, he understands its people.”
National Invasive Species Awareness Week and its relevance in Pennsylvania
Jeff Mulhollem
March 2, 2017
Invasive species are a huge problem in Pennsylvania woods and waters
The Trump administration’s unfortunate decision to rescind the Clean Water Rule
Rob Drieslein
March 1, 2017
Candidate Trump said “drain the swamp,” but American sportsmen aren’t going to tolerate “drain the wetlands.”
