Images of the Whitewater-Baldy Fire

The forest service has posted a number of photos on Flickr.  Some of the images are very dramatic.

 

How to put out a campfire

Only 1 minute 13 seconds of really good advice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPeGQZapOgo&feature=youtu.be

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Judge blocks helicopter hazing of wild bison

  MATT VOLZ/Associated Press   Originally published May 14, 2012 at 4:46 p.m., updated May 14, 2012 at 5:50 p.m.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A federal judge on Monday blocked Montana officials from driving wild bison back into Yellowstone National Park with a helicopter after wildlife advocates argued hazing from the air could harm grizzly . . . → Read More: Judge blocks helicopter hazing of wild bison

Fire restrictions for Apache and Navajo counties go into effect Friday

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:00 am | Updated: 3:13 pm, Tue May 15, 2012.

 

Springerville, AZ – May 15, 2012—Campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented Friday, May 18 in Apache and Navajo Counties, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and within local fire districts located in both counties.

White Mountain area cities, counties, . . . → Read More: Fire restrictions for Apache and Navajo counties go into effect Friday

Fire restrictions in place on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:00 am

WHITERIVER, ARIZONA – Effective Friday, May 18, 2012, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be in effect on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. This means that Campfires are only allowed in developed campgrounds. The danger of wildfire is high right now throughout the Reservation and . . . → Read More: Fire restrictions in place on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Raising a Ranch from the Dead

Feature story – From the April 15, 1996 issue by Ed Marston in the High Country News

Browse images » By Ed Marston

For almost four years I have been biting down on Sid Goodloe's story as though it were a suspicious gold coin. I have also been telling bits and pieces of . . . → Read More: Raising a Ranch from the Dead

LIVESTOCK’S HEAVY HOOVES IMPAIR ONE-THIRD OF BLM RANGELANDS

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1578

For Immediate Release:  Monday, May 14, 2012

Contact:  Daniel Patterson 520.906.2159; Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337

LIVESTOCK’S HEAVY HOOVES IMPAIR ONE-THIRD OF BLM RANGELANDS 33 Million Acres of BLM Grazing Allotments Fail Basic Rangeland Health Standards

Washington, DC — A new federal . . . → Read More: LIVESTOCK’S HEAVY HOOVES IMPAIR ONE-THIRD OF BLM RANGELANDS

Flexible lightweight inexpensive dyes could harvest energy

Solar power to dye for: Flexible lightweight inexpensive dyes could harvest energy from sun

Posted: 10 May 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Flexible, lightweight and inexpensive dyes could be used to harvest the power of the sun rather than our relying on costly and fragile semiconductor solar . . . → Read More: Flexible lightweight inexpensive dyes could harvest energy

Come Bike with Us!

Like to bike?  Join us for a fun-filled weekend at Pole Knoll.

8 little puppies!

The newborns…in captivity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-1gBESbEK0&feature=share