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Oops! Pot growers busted by game wardens(0)
September 3, 2010
Two men were arrested this week after they mistakenly identified a game warden’s pick-up truck as a truck belonging to their supplier. The men were caught by two California Fish and Game wardens when they were found tossing bags of marijuana into the back of the truck. The game wardens were scouting for deer poachers [...]
Human and environmental factors threaten National Parks
Recent studies of our National Parks have exposed a wide range of threats that can (and most likely will) have a serious impact on the conditions of the land. Climate change, increased visitors (and the foot traffic that comes along with them), air pollution from vehicles, and litter are all threatening to destroy the beauty that many are trying to preserve for generations to come.
Mountaintop mining operations feeling the credit crunch
Earlier this year, Science published a paper outlining the impacts of mountain top removal (MTR), more commonly referred to as mountaintop mining. Surprisingly, the practice of mining the surface of mountaintops is completely legal and fairly common in the Appalachian Mountains, and has gone on for quite some time without major opposition until this year. Now, MTR companies are feeling the pressure from another source–banks.
Hiker shoots himself in the butt
When on the trails, we have a multitude of factors that can affect our own safety: trail conditions, weather, wild animals like bears or bobcats, etc. Usually “other hikers” doesn’t make it on to that list very often. However, in a strange incident that occurred this weekend at Blewett Pass that makes me rethink whether or not I need to worry about other hikers when hiking the trails.
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