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CRAPO COMMENDS FINAL PASSAGE OF OWYHEE INITIATIVEMarch 25th 2009
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said local collaboration and a commitment to working in a bipartisan fashion are the reasons Idaho will soon have its first land management and wilderness legislation in nearly 30 years. The U.S. House of Representatives today gave final approval to...
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Wildlife advocacy groups brace for funding dipsMarch 16th 2009GREAT FALLS - Fish and wildlife advocacy organizations say they had a good year in 2008 but are bracing for a decline in donations.
The groups worry that past supporters won’t renew memberships and might offer less time as volunteers.
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Contact Your Federal Legislators to Stop Ban on Lead in National ParksMarch 16th 2009
Sportsmen nationwide must immediately contact their U.S. representatives and senators.
Ask your congressman and two U.S. senators to urge the Obama Administration to stop the National Park Service from its plan to stop the use lead ammunition and fishing tackle on its lands.
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Trophy hunting smear evolves from fish taleMarch 15th 2009
-- Never underestimate the power of words or those who wield it.A major news magazine, several newspapers, websites and bloggers last week published stories slamming the practice of "trophy hunting," or so it seemed to both hunters and ...
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WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY: It brokered a BLM deal to protect the desert acres that are now being opened to development.March 14th 2009A land conservancy from Oak Glen spent years amassing $45 million in private donations and negotiating the purchase of more than a half-million unspoiled acres in the California desert so it could be turned over to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for protection.
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Secretary Salazar Issues Order to Spur Renewable Energy Development on U.S. Public LandsMarch 12th 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the critical need to reduce the nation’s
dependence on foreign oil, build a clean energy economy and create new
jobs, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today issued a Secretarial
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Bighorn battle could doom sheep ranchersMarch 6th 2009
LEWISTON, Idaho » A battle on the steep slopes of the Snake and Salmon river canyons that pits one of Idaho’s most iconic wild animals against one of the state’s historic industries is inching toward a conclusion.
Managers of t...
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Black Ridge Desert Bighorn Sheep Monitoring and Assessment Project Update March 2009March 5th 2009
The Black Ridge Canyons area, southwest of Grand Junction, Colorado, is characterized by steep, red rock canyons bounded by high, flat ridges. The area is predominantly public land, managed by the National Park Service in the Colorado National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management and includ...
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