By Rachel Teannalach April 26, 2017 My most memorable Idaho days have stretched from the last star to the first star, without walking more than ten feet in any direction. These days in which I created “time-lapse” paintings were filled with inner peace and gratitude for natural places. I will tell you about one. The […]
By Nancy Burgon & Todd Wells A canoe, a bluebird sky and miles of pristine stream to explore! As volunteer retirees, Advocates for the West’s Oregon Office asked us to assess the impacts of cattle grazing on the endangered Oregon spotted frogs along Fourmile Creek in the Klamath Basin. Why Are Oregon Spotted Frogs Endangered? As […]
By Amy Haak April 12, 2017 I discovered Geography my freshman year in college and have been immersed in the discipline for 40 years. As a lifelong conservationist, the sub-discipline of Island Biogeography and what it can tell us about the preservation of biodiversity is of particular interest. The theory of Island Biogeography was developed […]
By John McCarthy April 4th, 2017 Spring brings back the flamboyant courtship dance of the greater sage-grouse in scattered spots known as “leks”from Montana to California. Spring 2017 also brings uncertainty on how politics and industrialization may affect efforts to coordinate conservation for the vulnerable and venerable bird. Legislation introduced in February by Sen. Jim […]
By Tim Palmer March 16, 2017 (originally published in The Register-Guard on April 17, 2016) Public land is the best thing we have going in the West. For many of us, public open spaces are within view as we look to the mountains, within our river basin as we turn the tap and drink clean […]
By John McCarthy March 1, 2017 Everyone who hikes, boats, or drives the open spaces of the West sees wildlife on the move. Pronghorn antelope, mule deer, red tail hawks – all the creatures of fur and feather move across the landscape regardless of any artificial, human boundaries. Apparently Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who says […]
Brett Haverstick Declaration Excerpt “I believe the gray wolf epitomizes the spirit and character of wilderness. Thinking that wolves may be on the landscape has the unique ability to heighten an individual’s senses, expand one’s imagination and enhance the overall experience of a person in backcountry. The scientific literature is clear that wolves also enhance […]
By Marty Trillhaase Originally published Feb 2, 2017 in the Lewiston Tribune (Photo of U.S. Highway 12 along the Clearwater-Lochsa Wild and Scenic corridor by Roger Inghram) Don’t make a federal case out of everything. Remember that sentiment? You used to hear it a lot. Until everything wound up in a federal courtroom. Just like the […]
By Annika Gordon February 1, 2017 In the spring of my senior year of high school, when all of my friends were planning where to attend college, I was planning a bike tour down the Pacific Coast. I didn’t decide to do a gap year because I thought I was “too cool for school;” I […]
By Linwood Laughy & Borg Hendrickson January 27, 2017 In spring of 2010, fifteen Upper Clearwater Valley friends gathered in concern for their safety, their homes and businesses, and the beautiful, wild place they love —the Lochsa-Clearwater Wild & Scenic River corridor. With full support of Idaho’s state government, a Canadian subsidiary of ExxonMobil, Imperial […]