Hanging in the balance January 19 2021
The wild horses in the Big Summit Territory are awaiting the final decision by the Forest Service to possibly thin the herd to 12-57 horses
If you have ventured into the Big Summit area of the Ochoco Mountains, you have likely had the opportunity to see wild horses during your visit.
The increase of the herd in recent years has sparked a debate on the management strategies of the horses, and a subsequent herd management plan by the ONF. The proposal to lower the herd to a high of 57 horses and as few as 12 has brought concern and push back from citizens and groups such as the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition.
MOUNT WASHINGTON â Authorities say two men are lucky to be alive after they survived falls of more than 500 feet down the rock- and snow-covered face of the Tuckerman Ravine headwall early Saturday afternoon.
Of the two, lead USFS Snow Ranger Frank Carus, director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, said Monday: âI canât believe they didnât sustain any life-threatening injuries.
The identities of the two men were not made available as of press time despite requests for information from the Forest Service.
Reached at home, Carus said the two were believed to be from Connecticut and in their early 20s.
Trumpism poses a greater threat to American democracy than Trump himself. Alex Gakos | Shutterstock.com
With one week left before the end of our long national nightmare, when Donald Trump will finally be evicted from the White House, the questions now should be not only about Trumpâs fate but also about the fate of Trumpism.
Trump may be dangerous â in fact, Nancy Pelosi asked Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to keep Trump away from the nuclear codes until he is truly and finally gone â but Trumpism is, to paraphrase John Dean, a cancer on American democracy.
The Bureau of Land Management has signed a $2.5 million contract that will ensure all of its roughly 250 uniformed law enforcement rangers are outfitted with body-worn cameras, the agency
Colorado National Monument park rangers pulled a vehicle out of the east hill of the Monument on Tuesday.
The driver, a 30-year-old man, was the only occupant of the vehicle and died in the crash, Monument officials confirmed.
A hiker first saw the crashed vehicle at about 11:45 a.m. on Monday and notified park rangers immediately.
Park rangers were able to get to the wreckage on foot, Colorado National Monument spokesperson Arlene Jackson said.
She said the speed limit during the stretch where the vehicle went over is 25 miles per hour. A preliminary investigation indicates that the crash may have occurred Sunday night and that speed was a factor.