Crows and Wildlife Watchers lose big

You can’t play if you don’t pay the ante or even have a seat at the table. That’s what wildlife advocates and bird watchers learned at the 7th and final public hearing on Utah crow hunting. Despite overwhelming public condemnation and apparent lack of supportive […]

Crows and Wildlife Watchers lose big

Crow Hunt Quandary, Part Two

Last month, the simmering tension between diverse wildlife interests came to a boil as birders, nature lovers, and photographers squared off with hunters and the Wildlife Board. At stake, the future of Utah’s crow population. The Board voted to initiate a crow hunt for the […]

Crow Hunt Quandary, Part One

To understand the current brouhaha surrounding Utah’s pending crow hunt, it helps to know about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The model was referred to several times at the Utah’s Wildlife Board public hearing, where the board voted 3-2 in favor of the […]

Trail Trash Talk

Wilderness ethics meant “clean up after yourself” to me, decades ago. Back then, family “vacations” usually had something to do with trail maintenance. My dad was president of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club and led scores of service outings. Us kids were charged with clearing […]

Utahns Not Stressed, evidence shows

I stumble into this low cost hair-cutting place in Sandy because I have a coupon and because it’s next to another store, for which I have an even better coupon. I’m expecting savings. I’m not expecting a bizarre, Coen-brothers scene where something crazy happens and […]