A new bill passed by the 2023 Legislature — aimed at opening up opportunities for spur-of-the-moment camping trips — will go into effect just in time for the 2024 season.
Wren Cilimburg writes, "Our case is about taking the action that is most appropriate for the earth and the people; youth - some who are too young to vote - are asking one branch of the government to hold another responsible and protect our constitutional rights."
Multiple cities across Arizona are under excessive heat warnings, as temperatures in some parts of the state are expected to hover around 115 degrees Fahrenheit for the next few days.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will launch its plan to introduce experimental populations of endangered and threatened species in suitable habitats outside their historic range.
Mike Garrity writes, "This win is a great victory for the Cabinet-Yaak grizzlies – and we will continue our fight to ensure this dwindling population of grizzly bears will not be extirpated by the Forest Service’s reckless corporate welfare giveaways of our public National Forests to private logging companies."
The M-44 devices, small metal stakes placed in the ground that launch spring-activated toxic sodium cyanide powder, are used on thousands of acres of land operated by the Bureau of Land Management to kill coyotes, wolves, foxes and wild dogs.
Groups write, "Our Legislature just spent five months debating and passing bills that undermine climate action and our Constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment."
With the final purchase of 2,500 acres, Five Valleys Land Trust has not only preserved the majority of Mount Dean Stone for future generations, but it also created only the fourth community forest in the state.
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks are proposing to reduce the hunting quota for wolves statewide from 450 to 289, according to the department and an interview with a spokesperson.
The Blackfeet Nation celebrated the release of a herd of buffalo into the wild near Babb on June 26, 2023, marking the first time that Iinniiwa (buffalo) roamed the sprawling landscape since 1873.