Tippets: Origins of the Animas, The Land and Water Conservation Fund, Bonefish Decline, Montana Drought

September 23, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • In a piece in Orion Magazine, Jeff Snowbarger writes a short history of the Animas River and the San Juan region of Colorado. Post-Gold King Mine spill, “The River of Lost Souls flowed like liquid Hell. Its color reflected a nation’s worth of short-sighted missteps.”
  • The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a bipartisan commitment to “invest a small portion of federal offshore drilling fees towards protecting important land, water, and recreation areas.” Mia Sheppard explains the history of LWCF and talks with fishpond founder and CEO Johnny Le Coq about its importance to anglers and the future of outdoor recreation and sports. Via Oregon Steelhead.
  • Researchers at the Southeast Environmental Research Center at Florida International University are examining data to determine the cause of declining rates of bonefish catches in Florida Bay and the upper Florida Keys. Via Phys.org.
  • While the entire state has had a dry summer, Northwest Montana had their driest on record. Learn more about weather patterns and predictions for the state from Ray Nickless with the National Weather Service Bureau in Missoula. Via KPAX.