August 28, 2017 Washington wolf attacks on the rise, Smackout pack implicated The fourth depredation by the Smackout pack was confirmed Aug. 24, meeting the threshold for the department to consider lethal removal. The threshold is…
June 21, 2017 Ranchers sue USDA to reverse Obama-era policy that ended ‘country of origin’ labeling The lawsuit asks the court to vacate USDA’s current regulations, which allow corporations that import beef and pork and other products into the United…
June 4, 2017 Washington State policy calls for quicker lethal response to wolf depredations In another significant change, one of the three strikes against a pack can be a “probable” depredation. Previously, only “confirmed” kills were counted, leaving…
May 17, 2017 This green group finally gets that restoring a forest requires cutting down trees The restoration thinning project outside the city of Cle Elum mirrors numerous projects in forests across the U.S. West, mostly on federal public lands,…
February 9, 2017 Washington House Bill addresses death threats leveled against ranchers following wolf interactions In the Seattle Times article, Dr. Rob Wielgus, Director of the Large Carnivore Conservation Lab at WSU, said a Northeast Washington rancher had “elected…
January 18, 2017 Interior nominee promises to revisit Obama monuments takeovers “I’m absolutely committed to restoring trust. If confirmed, I’ve committed to go out to Utah first, and talk to the governor and talk to…
December 1, 2016 Forest Service says ‘NO’ to disabled woman seeking access to mountain bike trails with e-bike The U.S. Forest Service says even though Bella Berlly of Klickitat County has a degenerative disease, she can’t use an e-bike on mountain-bike trails….
November 13, 2016 Timber industry looking forward to a comeback The American Forest Resource Council is a Eugene-based trade association working to rekindle logging operations in rural communities. Douglas County is Oregon’s top timber…
November 11, 2016 Will conservative counties in OR, WA join Idaho to create a new state? Residents in eastern Oregon and Washington have discussed breaking away from their more liberal neighbors to form a new state for years, but a…
October 17, 2016 Pressure from wealthy environmentalists spurs Obama Methow mining ban The Methow Valley is a bit like the Ketchum-Hailey-Sun Valley area in Idaho, a progressive, “green” redoubt in a conservative, pro-development corner of its…
