“We don't want Idaho to have a bad reputation. This is our home state. We love our home state. It's beautiful. We pride ourselves on our nature. We pride ourselves on our wildlife. And instead, we are continuing to do things that are… that are sickening.” - Ella Driever In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho, and in 2003 a Boise High school called Timberline officially adopted a local wolf pack. Throughout the 2000, students went on wolf tracking trips and in their wolf packs range. But in 2021, Idaho's legislature passed Senate Bill 1211, 1211 allows Idaho hunters to obtain an unlimited number of wolf tags, and it also allows Idaho's Department of Fish and Game to use taxpayer dollars to pay private contractors to kill wolves. That means bounties on wolves, including on public lands. And in 2021, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission expanded the wolf hunting season and hunting and trapping methods. So it's not too surprising to learn that also in 2021, the Timberline pack disappeared. The students, the ones that cared about wolves, at least, were devastated. Last summer I went to D.C. with some of the Species Unite team for a wolf rally on Capitol Hill. While I was there, two young women gave a talk about what happened at Timberline in 2021. Their names are Ella Driver and Sneha Sharma. They both graduated from Timberline High School and were there when their wolf pack disappeared. Please, listen and share.…
Audio and Written Rants & Musing From Snoqualmie Joe
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Well my disgust has brought me from cave under the Falls to pull out my microphone and record another podcast. This one has to do with the upcoming school bond vote being put forth to the voters of the Valley. I spew my rants of how I feel about the derision in this humble community and further more, my distrust in all levels of government. I have …
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Yes it could be true, an advanced rally driving facility could be heading to the old mill site! Hear all about it with my guests, Greg Lund and Bob Morris from Ultimate Rally Experience! Listen To Show 93! Ultimate Rally Contact Info
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The final city council meeting was held tonight before the final vote was made! This should end the debate on the long drawn out issue. Listen and see what the outcome was!! Listen To Show 92!
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Well I have been rustled from my hibernation in my cozy cave beneath the Falls! Oh it was so confortable there! At the request of some concerned citizens, a new podcast has been recorded and posted. We all know that a simmering debate regarding a city community center has gone on for years now and now it looks as though the city officials plan on g…
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