Western governors pledge cooperation on wildlife
Western governors have pledged to cooperate on trans-boundary wildlife conservation issues. PHOTO COURTESY GARY KRAMER, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. Wide-open West no exception to global...
View ArticleOpinion: Western governors wrong on endangered species
A western gray wolf. PHOTO BY GARY KRAMER, USFWS. Changes in conservation policy and law must be based on science, not politics By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Reading some of the news reports from the...
View ArticleWestern governors seek better climate information
Western weather forecasting should improve under a new agreement between NOAA and the Western Governors' Association. Extreme weather prompts call for improved forecasting By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY —...
View ArticleBiodiversity: BLM to use local data for wildlife planning
A fox in Breckenridge, Colorado. PHOTO BY DYLAN BERWYN. Feds look for efficiencies in conservation efforts By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Since wildlife doesn’t recognize the lines on a map that...
View ArticleOpinion: Letter from western governors a misguided, muddled attempt to hijack...
Let science, not politics, guide forest management One man’s healthy forest is another man’s tree farm. Bob Berwyn photo. By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Flying in the face of science, the Western...
View ArticleWatchdogs say Western Governors’ Association is trying to weaken endangered...
Not much love for endangered species like lynx at a recent Western Governors’ Association workshop. Photo courtesy Tanya Shenk/Colorado Division of Wildlife. Recent workshop focused on industry gripes...
View ArticleWestern governors seek to weaken Endangered Species Act
Suggested changes would lead to extinction of some species A lynx kitten in Colorado. Photo courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Staff Report Governors of western states talk a good game when it comes...
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