Eileen Rice was a proponent of research and native fisheries but she also supported Montana’s anglers in preserving their favorite fishing spots and species.
David Brooks and Andrew Gorder write, "We’ve come too far to accept a perpetually contaminated Clark Fork fishery, and FWP’s discoveries demand a strong response."
A request to apply $310,000 in funding from the Open Space Bond to preserve an 8-acre farm in the Orchard Homes neighborhood will advance to a public hearing in June, the City Council decided on Wednesday.
North American butterflies and bees are on the decline, spelling trouble for the continent’s healthy ecosystems and food security amid climate change and ever-changing land use policies, researchers said in a study Wednesday.
After the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest had to schedule three days to hear all the public objections to its new Forest Plan, conservationists aren’t optimistic that much will change before the forest supervisor issues her final decision.
Washington has secured a $15.3 million federal grant for the purchase of nearly 10,000 acres of forestland around the headwaters of the Yakima River, near Cle Elum.
Kevin Proescholdt writes, "We must re-learn to practice the humility and restraint toward Wilderness that the architects of the Wilderness Act believed in 60 years ago."
Becky Edwards and Jen Clanahan write, "Recognizing that we are at a pivotal point in time where we must preserve, protect and properly manage our public lands, the new rule will bring balance to how we do that now and how we plan to pass these treasured lands to future generations."
The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a now-bipartisan bill that will implement new protections for waters left vulnerable by a U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act.