This week in the News&Guide (Jackson Hole News) Barrasso on the record - An interview with John Barrasso, Wyoming?s newest U.S. senator, reveals his positions on issues of special interest to Jackson Hole residents. Find out Barrasso?s positions on protection of the Wyoming Range, wild and scenic rivers, national parks funding and immigration....more...Oregon Recreation Report (Albany Democrat-Herald) ?Tis the season for warmwater fishing! Fishing success for trout, small and largemouth bass and yellow perch is picking up throughout the state and there are opportunities to catch 12-14 inch rainbow trout. Shore fishing offers many opportunities for anglers....more... Britain who charted Canada honoured at home (Independent) To the native Indians who came to respect him, he was simply Koo-koo-sint - "You Who Looks at the Stars" - because he always used a sextant, which they considered to have spiritual powers....more... Police hunt Iraqi on run after double bomb plot in London (The Scotsman) POLICE were last night hunting an Iraqi, suspected of plotting car-bomb attacks in Britain, who went on the run just days before two vehicles packed with petrol, gas and nails were found in central London....more... July GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights (EurekAlert!) Boulder, CO, USA -- Topics include: new insights into dynamics of seafloor spreading; erosion of Alaska's Arctic coast; a challenge to hypothesized glaciation in the mid-Cretaceous; evidence of vegetation causing erosion rather than preventing it; a case for a Hadeon ocean; and dating of Earth's earliest and largest global carbon cycle imbalance....more... Oregon Recreation Report (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Please, don?t feed the bears! When camping, hiking, fishing or birdwatching, pick up and pack out all your garbage. Follow these tips to keep wildlife safe and where they belong?in the wild....more... Time to salute Capt. George Vancouver (The Columbian) The Columbian - Serving Clark County, Wasington - local and state news....more... Culpeper man attempts to hike Continental Divide Trail (Culpeper Star-Exponent) Culpeper?s John Kincheloe is no stranger to outdoor adventure, but Friday he embarked on a journey that he calls the most challenging of his life....more... A Gis-Based Approach to Watershed Classification for Nebraska Reservoirs1 (RedNova) By Bulley, Henry N N Merchant, James W; Marx, David B; Holz, John C; Holz, Aris A ABSTRACT: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is charged with establishing standards and criteria for assessing lake water quality....more... |