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Original Post ➡️ Rising over the River of No Return that winds through Central Idaho’s city of Challis, the dry landscape wrinkles with beige hills, beyond which the Salmon River Mountains mark entry into one of the largest wild areas in the contiguous U.S. Under its surface lies value attracting international interests. During an October ...
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Original Post ➡️ BOISE, Idaho — The Payette National Forest has released a supplemental draft environmental impact statement on Perpetua Resources proposed changes to its Stibnite Gold Project, it’s a project we have been following for years. This past week the forest service held an open house in McCall, Cascade and Boise to educated the ...
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Original Post ➡️ Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight A deadline is looming for the Senate to take action to stop new uranium mines adjacent to the Grand Canyon, conservation experts and Indigenous tribal leaders warned this week. An existing mine just south of the canyon, though dormant for 30 years, already poses a threat to nearby ecosystems and communities ...
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Original Post ➡️ The Thompson Divide, as seen from the sky. Photo by Antoinette Brasier On Nov. 15-17, EcoFlight toured the Roaring Fork Valley with students as part of the Buddy Program’s outdoor leadership classes with Roaring Fork, Basalt and Rifle high schools.Departing from the Aspen Airport, with each flight lasting 30 minutes, students were ...
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Original Post ➡️ Snow covers the mountain tops in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness near McCall on June 15. The mining company, Perpetua Resources, has proposed the building of an open pit antimony and gold mine at the site of an old antimony mine east of the town of Yellow Pine. Brian Myrick/ ...
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Captain’s Blog: December 2022 Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 2 in the month December, Earth Calendar year 2022. As a veteran, I always appreciate the recognition of those who have served, and as a kind of eco-warrior, skier and climber who values our protected public lands, I am thrilled with the creation of our nation’s ...
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Original Post ➡️ Hungry Horse Reservoir, seen from the air during an EcoFlight tour. Beacon file photo Flathead National Forest officials are seeking public comment on a proposed timber project along the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir that would include commercial logging operations on 4,600 acres of parcels spanning the Hungry Horse and ...
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For decades, the U.S. government has failed to test for chemicals and metals in fish. So, we did. What we found was alarming for tribes. Lottie Sam, front right, and other women prepare salmon in Toppenish, Wash., before a ceremony held by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Credit:Tony Schick/OPB This article was ...
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The Great Salt Lake is often overlooked and misunderstood. Through her passion for wildlife photography, Mary Anne Karren unexpectedly fell in love with the lake’s unique landscape and the 10 million birds that rely on it. She now uses her photography to bring attention to the lake’s dire situation in an attempt to save it… ...
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Captain’s Log 6094B, Day 16 in the month November, Earth Calendar year 2022. From the complexities of the largest proposed dam removal in US history to the strange politics of a mine actually supported by environmental groups, this trip to Idaho involved some turbulent topics. The trip started as most do, flying past familiar terrain ...
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