Updated on May 21, 2021 at 9:59 am
LA Zoo and Botanical Gardens
What to Know Endangered: Short Tales For The Nearly Forgotten launches on National Endangered Species Day, which is May 21
LA Zoo is partnering with Mongabay and the University of Montana on the venture, as well as award-winning actors Each ten-minute episode, which has been created for kids, features a different endangered species
Staying aware, focused, and engaged with our home planet s endangered species is something that can and should be done every day of the year, of course. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Google Doodle Celebrates Hisaye Yamamoto
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Artist Alyssa Winans created this image of Nisei author Hisaye Yamamoto for the Google Doodle on May 4.
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrated Nisei short-story author Hisaye Yamamoto, among the first Asian Americans to receive post-war national literary recognition.
Throughout an acclaimed career, Yamamoto constructed candid and incisive stories that aimed to bridge the cultural divide between first- and second-generation Japanese Americans by detailing their experiences in the wake of World War II.
Born on Aug. 23, 1921, in Redondo Beach, Yamamoto was the daughter of Japanese immigrant parents from Kumamoto Prefecture. In her teens, she wrote articles for a daily newspaper for Japanese Californians under the pen name Napoleon.
Legislators and lobbyists have packed up and headed out of Helena, but the work of the 67th Montana Legislature is not yet complete. Governor Greg Gianforte has up to ten business days to sign, veto or ignore the bills that have reached his desk to determine the full fate of the session.
Still, itâs safe to say the 2021 Montana Legislative Session was favorable for Montanaâs farmers and ranchers. Of the 69 bills we tracked closely which were tied directly to member-generated policy, around 50 have reached their final destinations in our favor so far. Hereâs a rundown of the biggest victories for Montana agriculture, according to our Farm Bureau membersâ policy.
A one-time issuance of hunting licenses to outfitted nonresidents, revamping preference points to favor outfitted nonresidents and upping block management payments highlight changes lawmakers made Wednesday to a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks bill.
The amendments to House Bill 637 brought by Rep. Seth Berglee, R-Joliet, aim to provide the outfitting industry a post-COVID-19 boost and stabilize clientele in the future, Republicans supporting the bill said.
Democrats opposing the bill blasted the changes as coming at the 11th hour of the legislative session and in a forum that largely avoided the opportunity for public input.
History of HB 637
HB 637 came to the Legislature billed as cleanup legislation. Cleanup bills are common from agencies, typically dealing with tweaks to legal language, scrapping unneeded sections of law and making sure statutes work harmoniously.
Another of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte s priorities, to raise the business equipment tax exemption, has also advanced after stalling out in committee.