Burrowing Owl - Geri Lawrence - Deseret News

Wow, I take one day off, get buried by email, and the blog suffers. Well got to pay the bills.  There was a TON of interesting outdoors related news in the last couple of days.  Check out the links below.

Utah DWR:

• Answers about fishing & stream access
• Great early-season fishing in Northern Utah – File this under “Wish I had fished these rivers when I had the chance”
• Nine Mile Reservoir produces 9-pound tiger
• Board approves big game permits – Maybe I’ll get my tag!
• New elk plan approved

Idaho Statesman:

• Hook up with trout in April – Go fishing in Idaho, all of their waters are public!

Deseret News:

• Hike of the week: Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Coyote Hollow Trailhead
• REI presents classes on hiking, biking basics
• Bird walk Saturday in Layton
• Owls may find salvation at Utah chemical weapons depot

This documentary makes a pretty shocking statement about salmon farming and woke me up to the realities of what is going on.  It would appear that for the guarantee of a farm raised salmon harvest we may be jeopardizing entire generations of wild salmon that must migrate through the same waters.  Watch this now!

Nootka Lice Problems from Twyla Roscovich on Vimeo.

Thanks for the link skatingthefly.com

Here are a couple of interesting stories from the local news from both today and yesterday.  Currently in Salt Lake City we have the Outdoor Retailers Winter Market which I would love to be attending, but alas I am not an outdoor retailer so I guess that will have to wait for another year.Outdoor Retailers Winter Market

• Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Expo: Utah retailers enjoying local advantage
• Outdoor Retailer show spurs innovation
• Outdoor Retailer debuts with a flurry

Wildlife News

• 40 bison will soon have a new home
• Two chances to see bald eagles:  I have seen an eagle in each of the last 3 fishing trips I have taken.  I can recall a time not too long ago, when I never saw eagles or rarely on trips up to the greater Yellowstone region.  I am so amazed by how well they have come back from the brink of extinction.  As a kid if I saw a bald eagle it was a unbelievable sighting.  Well I still feel that way, but to my children it is a common place occurrence.  I think that is pretty great.  If you haven’t seen an eagle recently get out to one of these viewing events.  You won’t be sorry.

Yellowstone Earthquake Activity

• Update on Yellowstone Earthquakes