Chronicle Outdoors

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Following wolf ruling, RMEF calls for reform of Endangered Species Act

| August 6, 2010

In light of U.S. District Judge Donald Malloy’s ruling to re-list the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act, Missoula-based Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation released this statement this morning: The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling for immediate Congressional review and reform of the Endangered Species Act following a judge’s decision yesterday to reinstate full [...]

Hitting the hills: Trail runners enjoy challenge of ‘exhilarating’ sport

| August 4, 2010

Franklin Coles had a little accident not long ago. While trail running in Bear Trap Canyon this March he slipped on a scree slope. The fall broke off the bottom of his femur and shredded his meniscus. It was an accident sent Coles to the hospital for knee surgery and rehab. It wasn’t long before [...]