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Climate Change: The Resiliency of Wildlands is Key, Ecologist Says

Climate Change: The Resiliency of Wildlands is Key, Ecologist Says
Ecologist Tom DeLuca, during his lecture Tuesday night at the University of Montana, made the case for an adaptive approach to wildlands management in order to help the West’s ecosystems adjust to a changing climate.

DeLuca, a Senior Forest Ecologist with the Wilderness Society and former UM professor speaking as part of the Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, acknowledged that there may be no way to avoid climate change, but the region’s forests and wildlands have evolved under changing climates and possess a measure of resilience to variations.

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http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/climate_change_the_resiliency_of_wildlands_is_key_ecologist_says/C38/L38/

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New ozone regulations could affect Wyoming energy sector

The EPA’s announcement Wednesday was encouraging to local air quality advocates, even though many scientists had advised the agency to make its standards even more stringent than the ones it eventually adopted.

“The new ruling has created a different playing field for the energy industry in the Upper Green River Basin” said Bruce Pendery, air quality expert for the Wyoming Outdoor Council. “They are going to have to find ways to adapt, to ensure public health is protected.”

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http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/03/13/news/wyoming/16a7b55433ffa10b8725740b00043613.txt 

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Wyoming Range exposes problem

Two weeks ago, a hearing was held in Washington D.C. on the Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007, an act that will help spare at least one space from pillage.

Report after report shows the displacement of big game animals as roads and well pads are built. Mule deer, elk and pronghorn avoid these areas. Fragmentation of habitat breaks up crucial winter range, causing animals to move to less desirable places, putting their survival into question.

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http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/03/13/outdoors/2_out_03-12-08.txt