We would like to thank all of our readers for their patronage of the Gem State News Letter. We are about to venture into a new arena that will bring our readers more content. We have already done several Podcasts and would like to know what our readers think about them. Our first interview is […]
Greeting, Senators Crapo and Risch; Representatives Simpson and Fulcher; Governor Little; Lt. Governor McGeachin and the Idaho State Legislature: OUR FORESTS ARE DYING! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO STOP THE PINE BEETLES. Please work to restore DDT to stop the death of our precious forests. DDT was used very safely to control Pine Beetles. Poor […]
I am writing this article to provide Idaho citizens with information that will help them hold the Forest Service accountable to properly manage forest resources. My perspective is based on 31 years residence in Lemhi County, Idaho, which is over 90% federally managed land (Salmon-Challis National Forest and Salmon Field Office BLM). I am grateful […]
I would like to address Oregon Governor Brown’s order to arrest republican senators who have boycotted a vote on climate change funding. Here you have a governor who is worried about the carbon footprint from truckers and other carbon emitters when Oregon, like most western states, has more smoke emitted into the air with just […]
I’m much obliged to the USFS for their accurate and compelling description of those local residents who attended a USFS sponsored meeting held in Salmon, Idaho last Spring to discuss the Salmon-Challis Draft Assessment for a new Forest Plan as “Angry Villagers”. The mediator for the forum, without hesitation or forethought of consequence, summed up […]
Stone Fire sets standard for treatment and resiliency — Published with Permission of HeraldandNews.com — By any measurement 2018 was a very difficult fire season for the Western United States. People died, entire communities were tragically lost, millions of acres burned, and billions of dollars were spent in fire suppression activities. The Stone Fire, which […]
There is no doubt that interests have long planned to control the federally managed lands of Idaho. Many have scoffed at the idea that World Government and its brainchild Agenda 21 could make its way all the way here. This conspiracy aimed to separate people from their traditional ways of life and herd them to urban centers […]
— Published with Permission of FreeRangeReport.com — He said that in the past he has approached U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials a number of times about the potential of his product for addressing the trend of hot, massive, deadly wildfires that have blackened the West in recent years. According to Dan, the USFS turned him […]
— Published with Permission of cfact.org — California’s wildfires are a horrific tragedy. At last report 63 people are dead, 631 missing and 11,862 structures have been destroyed. We hold those lost and suffering in our thoughts and prayers. Not unexpectedly, Governor Jerry Brown would have us believe the harm caused by California’s wildfires is […]
Above: (Credit: Nicole Wilson/Twitter) Published by City News — Published with Permission of FreeRangeReport.com — Remember the Nuclear Winter scare of 30-something years ago? The theory of Nuclear Winter goes something like this: Nuclear war breaks out between the Soviet Union and America. Following the path of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) the dueling super powers blast […]
— Published with Permission of FreeRangeReport.com — “On the Rattlesnake Fire, it didn’t burn hardly any on the White Mountain Apache side because it burned up to their prescribed burn and pretty much went out,” said Mr. Best. “If we would have treated our side of the fence at the same time they treated their […]
— Published with Permission of FreeRangeReport.com — …the Badger Creek Fire’s suppression costs exceed $6.3 million. That’s especially ironic when timber mills spent years trying to pay the Forest Service for the same trees that are now dead and burned. The government could have made money instead of losing money, and saved jobs, communities, watersheds, […]