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DECEMBER 7,2011 Broads cut its teeth on grazing issues in the west. We are currently advocating for policy that allows grazing permit holders to voluntarily retire their permits. Read Felicity Barringer’s NY Times story that describes a complaint . . . →Read More:The Impact of Grazing? Don’t Ask – NYTimes.com
anuary 2012 Unified Action Tell US Fish and Wildlife Service:Release Mexican wolves into New Mexico before it's too late This email was composed by text shared by Southwest Environmental Center and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance The Issue:Exterminated by the US government in the southwest by the 1970s . . . →Read More:Mexican wolves are on the verge of extinction—again.
Issue No. 38 January 27,2012 Five Little Birds and Their Lessons Ten years ago at the end of a three-week trip in Argentinean Patagonia and the rain-soaked,glacier-whittled southern Chilean coast,I took a nasty fall. After flying home to New Mexico,my back, . . . →Read More:Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave Foreman
ScienceDaily (Jan. 26,2012) —While residents of the United States and much of Europe think of locust plagues as biblical references,locust swarms still have devastating effects on agriculture today,especially in developing countries in Asia and Africa. In a study to be released in the journalScience on Jan. 27,scientists from Arizona State University . . . →Read More:Overgrazed Grasslands Tied to Locust Outbreaks
Enjoy Winter in the White Mountains
Winter fun a bounds in the White Moutains. Snow has fallen since mid November,covering the higher country with a deep layer of snow,making all types of winter recreation available for the winter enthusiast. Cross-country skiing, . . . →Read More:Winter Fun http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120116095814.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 Wood-Burning Stoves:Harmful or Safe? ScienceDaily (Jan. 16,2012) —Wood-burning stoves are a popular source of heating in many countries. However in recent years there has been much debate about the potential . . . →Read More:Wood-Burning Stoves:Harmful or Safe?
Celebrating Aldo Leopold's 125th Birthday Rand Aldo Leopold was born to Carl Leopold and Clara Starker Leopold on January 11,1887,in Burlington,Iowa,exactly 125 years ago today. His ideas remain as,if not more, . . . →Read More:Garrison Keller talks about Aldo Leopold with a bit about wolves http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/Arizona-s-Game-and-Fish-Commission-amends-Mexican-wolf-release-policy.shtml Arizona Game and Fish Commission amends Mexican wolf release policy to consider population losses Posted in: News Media By Jan 13,2012 During a routine update on the Game and Fish Department’s nongame program activities,the Arizona Game and Fish Commission –during its regularly scheduled monthly public meeting –voted unanimously . . . →Read More:Arizona Game and Fish Commission amends Mexican wolf release policy Science Daily Previous research on insects has shown that herbivores such as butterfly larvae and grasshoppers and omnivores like fruit flies and crickets select food that will give them a balanced diet. However,until now scientists have assumed that predators can only focus on obtaining sufficient calories in their diets. This is the first research . . . →Read More:Predators Hunt for a Balanced Diet
12-21-11 The study this story is based on is available in ScholarsArchive@OSU:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/25603 CORVALLIS,Ore. –On the 15th . . . →Read More:YELLOWSTONE TRANSFORMED 15 YEARS AFTER THE RETURN OF WOLVES | |||||
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