Retail sector soars on news that Sarah is hunting for a new outfit

And it’ll be money well spent, as Mrs. Drill Now, Not Later hunts for the next great outfit. Read the Borowitz Report.

VT farmers helping save grassland birds

And the Bobolink is among the species most affected by the early cutting of hay, not to mention human development. This Burlington, Vt., Free-Press article highlights the work of a University of Vermont wildlife biologist.

Vermont’s ANR should scrap ATV proposal

Says the ewriter of this excellent letter to the editor in

today’s Rutland Herald.

Update on the renaming of Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area to honor Morley Nelson

Read columnist Tim Woodward’s piece on this Bureau of Land Management conservation area in this Idaho Statesman item.

Turtles and roads

As I’ve written previously, the presence of a road in or near the habitat of terrestrial (and avian species, too) leads to mortality. The Minnesota Herpetological Society offers this series of fact sheets to help humans better understand the whys and wherefores behind the turtle they see attempting to cross a road. Sadly, my exercise walk path led me past a roadkill yellow-shafted flicker.

An all too typical GOP response

From Idaho Sen. Wal Minnick. The Idaho Satesman offers this article.

The House and global warming

The drone of automobile traffic is omnipresent as I sit at the computer this morning, coffee cup at the ready. And each and every vehicle that passes is emitting more carbon dioxide and other pollutants. One could easily write a bookon how car-centric our country has become and indeed such a book has been written (”Two Billioin Cars”). OK, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a bill that’s not perfect but is a big step in the right direction as this NY Times editorial explains. Promppted by a National Wildlife Federation rep yesterday, I’ve already called our local congressman urging passage of the legislation. And I’ve responded as well to action alert after after action alert from many conservation groups, including Trout Unlimited. Let’s gry it done, Congress.

‘ATV riders are disrespectful’

Well, gosh, that’s putting it lightly. But that’s headline over this Rutland (Vt.) Herald letter to the editor. The writer, who’s a hiker not an off-road cowboy, is on target.

‘Mistake by the Lake’ river reborn

The 1969 fire on Ohio’s Cuyahoga River galvanized the nation’s environmental restoration movement and sparked creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s the NY Times article celebrating this anniversary.

Off-road cowboys want access to public lands in VT

Don’t do it, Green Mountain State. This Burlington, Vt., Free-Press article spells out the debate. And to learn more – as if personally viewing the damage isn’t enough – read the book “Thrillcraft: The Environmental Consequences of Motorized Recreation.” Here’s a synopsis of the conservation book’s narrative.