Jan 31 2010
The folks at Flathead Wild posted a good summary of the high points of the UNESCO World Heritage report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park, along with links to major press coverage — both print and video. Here’s the lead-in . . . Great news for Friends of the Flathead! A UNESCO World Heritage report is [...]
Jan 29 2010
Here’s a wolf population status overview from an AP article appearing on today’s Flathead Beacon web site . . . A new tally of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies shows the population held steady across the region in 2009, ending more than a decade of expansion by the predators but also underscoring their resilience [...]
Jan 28 2010
This week’s Hungry Horse News has a decent write-up on the UN World Heritage Committee scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . . Scientists from the United Nations are calling for a moratorium on mining in the Canadian Flathead, just north of Glacier National Park. Last fall Paul Dingwall, a New Zealand [...]
Jan 27 2010
From yesterday’s Missoulian . . . University of Montana professor Ric Hauer will discuss threats to the water quality of Flathead Lake and the Flathead River at the next program sponsored by the Mission Mountain Audubon Society. “Pristine waters and biodiversity threatened in the North Fork Flathead River” will be the subject of Hauer’s talk [...]
Jan 24 2010
Canadian press coverage of the World Heritage scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park is a bit more thorough than the articles posted in local papers. Not surprising, since the report primarily targets proposed resource extraction activities in the Canadian Flathead. Here are a couple examples. Both are recommended reading for anyone interested in [...]
Jan 24 2010
The Vital Ground Foundation has secured a 160-acre conservation easement in the North Fork Valley, just a little ways north of Columbia Falls. Here’s the lead-in from the official press release . . . The Vital Ground Foundation announced today that it has secured a 160-acre conservation easement in the North Fork Flathead Valley of [...]
Jan 22 2010
Today’s Missoulian has more information on the report by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee scientific mission regarding threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . . An international team of UNESCO scientists has recommended a moratorium on mining north of Glacier National Park, a conclusion that echoes the longstanding sentiment of locals on both sides of the [...]
Jan 21 2010
Although not yet officially published, the report of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee scientific mission sent last September to investigate threats to Waterton-Glacier Park is in circulation. The Associated Press broke the story . . . U.N. scientists have recommended a moratorium on mining in British Columbia’s Flathead Valley and the creation of a conservation [...]
Jan 10 2010
Today’s Missoulian has a pretty good status report — with video, no less – on Senator Jon Tester’s proposed Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. Here’s the lead-in . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act awaits committee action in Washington, D.C., but back home his fellow Montanans are busy pushing and [...]
Jan 09 2010
Your friendly webweenie got a little time to do some web site renovation today. Mostly, it was a matter of taking a pile of old, loosely integrated material and moving it into the main web site where it will be easier to find and a whole lot easier to maintain. Take a look up top [...]
