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My Public Comment: Kilgore Project February 2021

Eric Feb 09, 2021 Camas NWR, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Cyanide, Environmental, environmental disasters, Excellon Resources, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Grizzly Bears, Idaho, Kilgore Project, Mining, Otis Gold, Snake River Plain Aquifer

To whom it may concern at Caribou-Targhee National Forest, I am writing with concerns about the current Environmental Assessment relating to the Kilgore Project. My concerns are about both the

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 5: The Punchline

Eric Feb 04, 2021 Backpacking Idaho, Big Table Mountain, Camas NWR, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Centennial Mountains, Continental Divide, Cyanide, Excellon Resources, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Habitat Corridor, Idaho, Idaho Falls, Kilgore Project, Mining, Mountain Drainages, Mud Lake WMA, Otis Gold, Religion, Ridgeline, Snake River Plain Aquifer

A Reckoning It’s time that I admit that the Downstream Effects series has been misguided. Almost all 7,250 words of parts 1 through 4 of this series of posts have

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 4: The Snake River Plain Aquifer

Eric Jan 29, 2021 Camas NWR, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Centennial Mountains, Crow Creek, Cyanide, Excellon Resources, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Idaho, Kilgore Project, Mining, Mountain Drainages, Mud Lake WMA, Nez Perce War, Otis Gold, Snake River Plain Aquifer, The Decemberists, Yellowstone NP

Love Letters Again, Still By now, it may or may not be clear that each Part of the Downstream Effects series is a love letter that is also a sword

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 2: Camas NWR

Eric Jan 14, 2021 Camas NWR, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Centennial Mountains, Cyanide, Excellon Resources, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Kilgore Project, Mining, Mountain Drainages, Mud Lake WMA, Otis Gold

A Second Affair If you write one love letter to a place you’ve never been to, it might be construed as endearing. Like the time I wrote a letter to

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 1: Mud Lake

Eric Jan 10, 2021 Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Centennial Mountains, Cyanide, Excellon Resources, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Idaho, Idaho 33, Kilgore Project, Mining, Mud Lake WMA, Nez Perce, Otis Gold

Memories of Mud Lake I wish I had more memories of Mud Lake. In fact, I can’t honestly say that I’ve seen the lake itself or its adjacent wetlands, since

wildlife overpasses could save millions of lives each year like these bighorn sheep

If wildlife overpasses could speak: save the best for Idaho’s US-20

Alex Jan 31, 2019 Environmental, Grassroots Activism, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Habitat Corridor, Idaho, Roads, Wildlife Crossing, wildlife overpasses, Yellowstone NP

For the five deer killed on Idaho’s U.S. 20 in the last 48 hours. May we drag no more of your family off the asphalt. The US 20, Yellowstone’s main

When We Became “Welcome to Bears Ears”: A Metamorphosis

Alex Feb 16, 2018 Americans, Bears Ears National Monument, Environmental, First Peoples, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Holiday, Human Rights, Inter-Tribal Coalition, Memorial Day, Outdoor Recreation, Political Border, Politics, Road Signs, Utah, Wilderness

One morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people

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My Public Comment: Kilgore Project February 2021

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 5: The Punchline

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 4: The Snake River Plain Aquifer

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 2: Camas NWR

Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project Part 1: Mud Lake

If wildlife overpasses could speak: save the best for Idaho’s US-20

When We Became “Welcome to Bears Ears”: A Metamorphosis