National Parks Traveler

ecbuck: Visitor, exactly what provision of the Constitution prevents the Wyoming legislature from regulating grizzly hunts outside of Federal territory? Uh - Supremacy Clause?

I have visited Yellow Stone and sadly did not get to see ANY bears.  We tried to see one.  People are the problem.  Educate yourselves to what is safe and do it.  I believe if we are smart  then bears and humans can live in peace.  Camping in bear areas is a problem waiting to happen.  Cooking food that smells good smells good to animals too.  Humans use some common sense and respect the right

And how will hunting a select few affect that?  The problem with bears asaulting campers is the campers themselves who leave food behind or accessable and in general being irresponsible creating the situation where the bear is attracted to that area.

Not to completely downplay this-but all the reporting has been about "Uranium" when this is actually Uranium Ore. It's still radioactive, and should not have been stored in a public space, but it's relatively common in many places in the Southwest and was routinely used to glaze ceramics until the 1960s.

@Scott Jorgenson You mean like Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, one of the earliest National Parks? I agree with your point about local folks thinking changing the designation to National Park will bring in more visitors and more money to them, but as y_p_w pointed out, that belief is not particularly well-backed up by data.

ypw  Grizzly bears are trapped and RELOCATED in Wyoming and in SOME cases are euthanized (emphaisis mine) Bears are already, for the most part, being relocated.  What is more dangerous to people about putting them in CA instead of WY?  As to the link - just google "grizzly bears in California", you will get plenty of articles discussing the potential.

There's a joke in here somewhere about "when Wyoming's sending it's grizzlies, they're not sending their best grizzlies, they're sending grizzlies that have lots of problems...".   But seriously, re-introduction of grizzly bears to California would need to be individuals of rather specific age, sex, and ancestry (unrelated) in order to re-establish a population.  As far as I know, non-random, h

"Doomed", Ed?  Makes me wonder how any deer and elk survived these terrible predators for the hundreds of thousands of years before we recently arrived to 'manage' them.  Not to forget dire wolves, short-faced bears and sabre-toothed tigers...

ecbuck: No Y_p_k I can't see the snark.  Troublesome animals are frequently relocated.   And unfortunately, your link didn't work for me so I didin't see him clearly exposing his intent.

  GPC: OBVIOUSLY, Mark Gordon is being a smart ass. Not Gordon, since he just signed a larger bill.  This amendment was tacked on by Larry Hicks.

y_p_w - I don't understand why you are so convinced this is snark and not sincere?  People have long lamented the loss of grizzlies in CA and I am sure many would like them back if reintroduction could be successful.  http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/06/20/new-move-bring-back-grizzly-b...

Northern California Resident:

Thanks Dean. Not the first time we've made that mistake.

I'm just a little curious where the market is for this coal? California doesn't want it. There don't appear to be any ports in California willing to ship it overseas. This from the Salt Lake Tribune last summer:

 Of course, primarily to China. Australia is in the process of ramping up it's production also for the chinese market.

 Have you  driven those roads? We spent an idyllic week there in september. I can imagine  what it would have been like with a humongous coal truck barreling down on me each time I turned off to Gawk and every 10 minutes no less.  I would never go back and I would tell everyone the same. Until we find a way to use the coal intelligently and locally, leave the coal in the ground.

"11 murders on the Appalachian trails. I would stay clear of that place. Bad vibes" Yes, 11 over a 45 year period and along 2,100 miles. It would be hard to find a safer place.