National Park Service adds to Idaho site; watch Olympic rock climbing at Boise gym Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman
Jul. 22 The National Park Service has added public land to a national reserve site in Idaho known for its rock climbing opportunities, according to a news release.
The NPS added 22 acres of public land to the City of Rocks National Reserve south of Burley, thanks to an acquisition of private land that was already included in the reserve. The tract of land, known as the Gibson property, features the Dungeon, Crystal Cow and Electric Avenue rock formations.
City of Rocks is one of seven National Park Service units in Idaho. Its unique granite rock formations make it a popular spot for rock climbing, and the formations on the newly acquired property are among the formations that climbers have created routes on.
The hobby “is how we manage wildlife populations,” one state official says. “The ability to utilize hunters to keep wildlife populations at a healthy level is very important.”
The Daily Yonder The Pandemic Created New Hunters. States Need to Keep Them Significant uptick in the number of new hunters during the pandemic helps patch the budgets for conservation efforts at wildlife agencies. The next challenge is to have the newly initiated continue for years to come.
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A hunter walks through the woods on the first day of regular firearms deer hunting season in most of Pennsylvania, back in 2018, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. States have seen a substantial increase in hunting during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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The Pandemic Created New Hunters. States Need to Keep Them.
A pair of Pennsylvania hunters exit the woods on the first Sunday of firearms deer season in November. States have seen a substantial increase in hunting during the pandemic.
Jacqueline Dormer
Republican Herald via The Associated Press
Conservationists and wildlife officials have spent years trying to stave off the decline of hunting in America. In 2020, they finally saw a glimmer of hope.
“I ve been working on this issue for 15 years,” said Matt Dunfee, the director of special programs at the Wildlife Management Institute, a national conservation nonprofit that focuses on restoring wildlife populations. “All I needed was a pandemic.”