Alan Gregory’s Conservation NewsResearchers are watching Minnesota wolves as they seek ways to rebuild packs of endangered Mexican wolves in the Southwestern United States.
By Tom Meersman. Star Tribune
after all the human disruption in nature, it has finally come to this…
You can read the article here.
This is a non-scientific Poll concerning the management of wild bison in Montana…
To vote in this online poll in the Bozeman Chronicle:
Scroll to the bottom of this link to find the question:
Do you think the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks should take over sole responsibility for managing wild bison in Montana?
Then vote.
Update: Poll results.
On the plus side, it will get too hot for cheatgrass in some places, but it may be replaced by another invasive — red brome.
Cheatgrass will migrate with climate change. LA Times.
This is a big surprise.
Because the House leadership wants to pass the bill under suspension of the rules, it requires a 2/3 majority. If it can’t muster that, it goes to regular order, perhaps pushing the bill’s consideration months into the future.*
Folks will recall that the massive measure recently passed the U.S. Senate.
Story: Paleontology provisions threaten bill that includes Dominguez conservation area. By Mike Saccone. Grand Junction Sentinal.
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* Major bills in the U.S. House must obtain a rule (a set of procedures for debate) from the House Rules Committe) before they go to the floor, unless they are brought up under suspension of the rules. Under suspension, a bill is debated for only 20 minutes with time divided equal between for and against. No amendments are allowed, but the bill must get 2/3 or better in favor. If it does not get this, the bill is not dead, but it must then first get a rule from the House Rules Committee and be considered in the way the “rule” specifies. This can be done quickly, or if there is a long stack of legislation of higher priority, it can take a long time to get a rule.
A proposal from Defenders of Wildlife.
* $443 million for removing non-native, invasive species and restoring native habitat: 5,644 jobs
* $243 million for dramatically improving the energy efficiency of existing facilities: 5,103 jobs
* $201 million for new “green” construction of visitor centers, environmental education and equipment storage facilities: 5,025 jobs
* $60 million for increasing renewable energy capacity, such as tapping solar, wind and geothermal energy to power refuge facilities: 1,260 jobs
An interesting story from basinandrangewatch.org.
Government Scoping Meeting: Residents React to Industrial Wind Farm Proposal. By LMC
Searchlight, Nevada area map.
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