By Caitlyn Wanner With more massive wildfires making the news each summer and filling the air with smoke, public concern is growing over the risk of wildfires in Island Park.…
Fire Ecology Field Trip in Island Park
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Hundreds attend wildlife conservation event in Island Park
ISLAND PARK – Two hundred members and guests celebrated Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance’s first big event since the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday night at Meadow Vue Ranch in Island Park.…
Food-Conditioned Grizzlies Put Down in Island Park
Published May 22, 2022 The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. ISLAND PARK – On May 21, Idaho Fish and Game in cooperation…
Yellowstone National Park engages with Tribes to improve partnerships
By Aaron Brown MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (Release) – As the Yellowstone 150th anniversary approaches in 2022, the park is working to engage with Tribes around potential actions to expand tribal…
Summer work commencing on the Targhee Forest
IDAHO FALLS, ID – June 7, 2021 – Summer 2021 is shaping out to be busy on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, both in terms of recreation visitors and project work. “The…
An up close look at one of the prettiest bluebirds
By Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com columnist “There have been bluebirds in our backyard all day,” my wife told me as I got home from a rock hunting trip. “Sometime they seem…
Climate study predicts life-altering changes for Greater Yellowstone
By Dustin Bleizeffer WYOMING — Average temperatures are rising in the Greater Yellowstone Area, resulting in less snow, earlier runoff and major economic implications in the western headwaters region, according…
US: Mountain pine tree that feeds grizzlies is threatened
By MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for…
WILDLIFE OVERPASSES: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES
BY ANDREW-ROSSI With the millions of dollars needed to build a single wildlife overpass, why even bother with such expensive infrastructure? Wyoming Game and Fish director Angi Bruce recently answered that question…
Getting the long view: New map project identifies big game migrations across the West
By JERRY PAINTER jpainter@postregister.com Western ungulates — mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose and bison — like to move. Like mule deer 255, who each spring follows the green-up from Rock…