Wildfire is inevitable. But prescribed burning—careful, intentionally set fire—could help manage the risks.
https://kjzz.org/content/1699769/long-history-uranium-mining-arizona-strip
Part 1: Boom and Bust
In the boom years, things were different. There was a sense of patriotism in the air as prospectors fanned out across remote corners of the Colorado Plateau…
Colorado Water Conservation Board not yet ready to adopt next-steps timeline
Lake Powell is shown here, in its reach between where the Escalante and San Juan rivers enter the reservoir, in an October 2018 aerial photo from the nonprofit environmental group EcoFlight. Colorado water managers are considering the implications of a program known as…
TWIN FALLS — Soaring above the Magic Valley, county…
The U.S. Forest Service has asked Perpetua Resources — the company wanting to re-open and expand the Stibnite Mine east of McCall — for more information on the potential environmental impacts of its revised plan. That change means a decision on the mine won’t come until well into 2023. The site has a…
IDAHO — Several areas in Idaho are under scrutiny for the possible development of everything from housing to wind farms. One nonprofit, EcoFlight, wants to give conservation groups a better look at these projects by taking to the sky.
Bruce Gordon started EcoFlight in 2000 after seeing resource extraction companies had…
https://www.rangerreview.com/gov-gianforte-shows-support-responsible-expansion-river-access
Gov. Greg Gianforte spoke at an event in Forsyth held to highlight the need for recreational access along the Yellowstone River in Southeast Montana.
Governor Greg Gianforte gave his first public remarks on the Lower Yellowstone River Coalition’s…
Portions of the Yellowstone River in southeastern Montana will become springs for economic and recreational development in the coming months.
Local residents along a 163-mile stretch of the river will be informing…