Great Old Broads Online Auction In Progress NOW!

By chediski,on October 28th,2010%

Broads 6th annual Wild for Wilderness On-Line Auction is upon us! Browse the 300+ listings now – outdoor adventures,gear,vacation stays across the US and across the pond,clothing,food,books,music,art,jewelry. Start your bidding on October 25. Don’t miss out on the holiday season e-shopping extravaganza. WILD FOR WILDERNESS ON-LINE AUCTION BID THROUGH NOV 14! BROWSE AND BID AT http://auction.greatoldbroads.org . . . →Read More:Great Old Broads Online Auction In Progress NOW!

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Create an Edible Landscape

By chediski,on October 22nd,2010%

Many people would plant a flowering vine to climb up and over this beautiful pergola. However,garden writer Mary-Kate Mackey planted grapevines at the corners of her Oregon backyard retreat (made of salvaged Douglas fir logs),giving her outdoor dining area a European feel. . . . →Read More:Create an Edible Landscape

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Lords of Nature Showings in Tucson

By chediski,on October 20th,2010%

Top predators may hold a key to life itself. Can people and predators coexist? Can we afford not to? Birds,butterflies,beaver and antelope,wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? Narrated by Peter Coyote,Green Fire Productions has created a captivating documentary that goes behind the scenes with leading scientists to explore the role top predators play in restoring and maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. . . . →Read More:Lords of Nature Showings in Tucson

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New Mexico:Wolves,wilderness,drilling and Latinos

By chediski,on October 20th,2010%

Interesting issues facing New Mexico voters. See what the High Country News has to say! . . . →Read More:New Mexico:Wolves,wilderness,drilling and Latinos

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Resigned to Living With Wolves,More Ranchers Are Giving Deterrence Projects a Try

By chediski,on October 15th,2010%

“From the time we started doing that in 2007 up to now,we’ve had zero wolf depredations,”Dobson said,sitting at the kitchen table of his family’s spacious log home on a private inholding surrounded by the Apache National Forest. “I think the fence has a lot to do with it.”A few miles away,rancher Sydney Maddock and Eddie Lee,her ranch manager,have hired a range rider —a cowboy or cowgirl who monitors the herd —to make sure her cattle stay safe. They have also started allowing calves to grow bigger before turning them out onto their federal grazing allotment so that they are less vulnerable to depredation. . . . →Read More:Resigned to Living With Wolves,More Ranchers Are Giving Deterrence Projects a Try

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Arizona Rethinking Open Range Laws

By chediski,on October 12th,2010%

PHOENIX — They have startled the residents of Ahwatukee,a bedroom community in southern Phoenix. They have tramped on lawns and damaged vehicles in Rio Rancho,a neighborhood of tract homes outside Albuquerque. A Border Patrol agent lost his life crashing into one of them near the Mexican border in Texas. Read more in the NY Times. . . . →Read More:Arizona Rethinking Open Range Laws

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Anti-wolf activist accused of poaching

By chediski,on October 8th,2010%

The founder of a Twin Falls-based,anti-wolf Internet site has been charged with a felony for allegedly killing a trophy bull elk out of season last year in the Alturas Lake area of northern Blaine County. . . . →Read More:Anti-wolf activist accused of poaching

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Great Old Broads Take on Washington

By chediski,on October 7th,2010%

It’s not every day that a handful of women in their sixties play a game using leaf blowers and a large yellow ball on the National Mall in Washington. But such antics are par for the course for Great Old Broads for Wilderness,an organization that enjoys its environmentalism spiced with a healthy mix of hilarity. . . . →Read More:Great Old Broads Take on Washington

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Wolves:Only lazy ranchers blame predator

By chediski,on October 4th,2010%

This is quite a different perspective for a rancher:

The solution to stop the livestock killings by wolves is simple:A $50,000 fine given to each livestock owner who allows wolves to kill their livestock.

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Wolf Wars

By chediski,on October 1st,2010%

During 2008,wildlife agents confirmed 569 cattle and sheep deaths from wolves throughout the West. That amounted to less than one percent of livestock deaths in the region,but the damage is never distributed equally. Read more at National Geographic.

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