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
Continue readingTo 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
Continue readingA 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
Continue readingLove 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
Continue readingThis third part of our series on the Downstream Effects of the Kilgore Project – which could just as easily, and perhaps more persuasively, be named Reasons To Oppose The
Continue readingA 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
Continue readingMemories 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
Continue readingScholarDay has been writing recently of a proposed open pit cyanide heap leach mine proposed in the Centennial Mountains in Eastern Idaho: the Kilgore Project. We’ve talked about how the
Continue readingThe Fickle Business of the Open Pit: 1937 – 2008 1937: Blue Ledge Company sets up underground adits, potential prospect pits, a tramway, and a foundation for a mill that
Continue readingThe Centennial Mountains: Our Favorite Places’ Best Kept Secret Sure, in terms of Rocky Mountain celebrities, the Centennials are not exactly A-listers. Glacier National Park lies to the north; Yellowstone
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