August 2009
1 post
Come on write a quick email - comment on the... →
Just a quick email to the forest supervisor will let him know that you’re out there and not that into quadrunners!
July 2009
1 post
Oregon's national forests and those in other... →
Ease back on the gas there, turbo
June 2009
1 post
Quiet recreation brings in the money!! →
The report, Economic Benefits of Non-Motorized (Quiet) Recreation on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, commisioned by HCPC and The Wilderness Society, has now been released. The report concludes that quiet recreation is responsible for the majority of all dollars spent on recreation in the communities surrounding the WWNF. It also shows that quiet recreationsists will avoid using areas...
May 2009
3 posts
Bark launches new website →
Some 1300 wolves federally delisted yesterday -... →
April 2009
5 posts
Lords of Nature →
This is a new documentary about the importance of predators in our ecosystems, wolves and mountain lions particularly. Produced by Green Fire productions. They’re going on a screening tour - check out the dates here:
http://www.lordsofnature.org/screenings.html
Of Mammals and Men — Oregon Wild →
Great post on Oregon Wildblog about wolves, otters, owls and people.
Good news Badlands — Oregon Natural Desert... →
Climbing the Tallest Trees | Science & Nature |... →
Cool article at smithsonian.com about climbing big trees in the coast range.
March 2009
9 posts
Obama signs public lands management act →
Wolves from WA Lookout Pack killed by poachers →
Conservation Northwest call for the immediate arrest and conviction of two men involved in the trapping and killing of two wolves from Washington’s first pack. Authorities were tipped off when a woman dropped off a FedEx package at a Walmart in Omak that was leaking blood. Yes, you read that right. It was found to contain a pelt from a freshly killed wolf - a youngster they suspect....
Do you know Roddy Piper, Richard Diebenkorn, or... →
Bark is trying to get in contact with tons of famous people for their 10th Anniversary Art Show - know anybody? They have a list of names after the jump. If somebody can get chuck norris to do one of these I’m sure there is some kind of massive prize.
Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project benefit show...
Show tonight at Liberty Hall with some flippin awesome bands - Underscore Orkestra and The Dapper Cadavers. Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz, Swing, and British Ska pretty much should cover your musical concerns. Peace see you there.
Also yesterday’s KBOO interview with Karen Coulter from BMBP here.
From Cascadia EF!:
Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project is a group that has been...
Good news for the Badlands — Oregon Natural Desert... →
This press release on ONDA’s website has a summary of what the wilderness bill does and more information about the Badlands in Central Oregon.
OH SNAP! bark-out.org : WILDERNESS BILL PASSES! →
More on this at Oregon Wild.
Oregon's Wordleness Bills →
Sean Stevens at Oregon WildBlog dumps some of Oregon’s Wilderness Bills into wordle.
HCPC annual Snake River rafting trip - June 2nd →
Hells Canyon Preservation Council is hosting their big summer rafting trip down the mighty Snake in June. If you were planning a trip this summer, this would be the time - half of the price goes directly to HCPC. Looks like paradise:
Devils Staircase Wilderness hike on April 4th →
This is the last hike listed for this year to the remote Devil’s Staircase in the Oregon Coast Range. This place looks fantastic but the hike there is rugged. The WOPR would have opened part of the land managed by BLM for logging, but according to Oregon Wild, spotted owl protections killed that plan. Find out more about this as of yet unprotected area here:
Devils Staircase Wilderness