Weathering the Storm
Fly-fishing plays a key role in Montana’s tourism industry. COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns shuttered the dynamic industry during the spring of 2020. When the state …
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Covid-19 And Recreation: Too Much Poop, Too Many People
With some light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, one can only imagine what this scenario will look like when those who have stayed …
Salmon Migration Videos Are a Cold Splash of Water for Your Pandemic Ennui
When COVID put Rachael Allen’s life on pause, she turned to nature’s most indefatigable creatures for inspiration. Due to a pandemic and an expired lease, …
Bust out the ladders… Pyramid Lake to reopen
Nearly seven months after shutting down Pyramid Lake due to COVID-19, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council has approved reopening the lake for day use. …
Half a million sharks could be killed for Coronavirus vaccine
Half a million sharks could be killed for their natural oil to produce coronavirus vaccines, according to conservationists. One ingredient used in some COVID-19 vaccine …
Sunday Toona: Splendid Isolation Edition
A couple of anthems from the late great Warren Zevon for the times we currently live in.
The ‘wreckreation’ in our wild places
Too many people and too much poop. “The crush of people and the ecological impacts of rising recreation uses is right here, among us – …
Fly fishing: What is it, and why is it so popular?
CBS This Morning reports on fly fishing during the pandemic.
Fishing the L.A. River is more than a quarantine hobby. For some, it’s therapy
Despite its concrete casing, installed in the late 1930s to rein in once-frequent flooding, signs of the natural river persist. Besides birds of many feathers, …
Anglers are worried about overcrowding on the Batten Kill
Oh gawd Thurston, the Kill is being overrun with tubers. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic overcrowding is becoming an issue on the Batten Kill …