The Boondocks blog, No. 65 for the week starting April 21, 2008.
China's Growing Thirst for Milk Hits Global Market
Food Bank’s farm gets ready to grow crops for the hungry
Blazes bloom during a dry spring
Brush fires prompt bans on burning
In tough times, some try growing own veggies
Some Environmentalists Hope to See New Limits on Off-Roading on Federal Lands
APA changes enforcement order against Lewis Family Farm
Energy looks at high energy prices and our future.
Enviroman looks at man and the environment.
Hayseeds looks at politics and life in our nation.
Individual looks at myself and how I'm changing
Outblog is all about my outdoor experiences.
Transit looks at the changing ways we get around.
Truck gives you stories and trips in my Ford Ranger.
“Wen's vision has given rise to a gigantic new market of milk drinkers in China, even as the demand there and in other developing nations has driven up prices worldwide.”
“County Executive Mike Breslin has declared a state of emergency, banning outdoor fires and trash-burning, effective immediately.”
“With the arrival of spring, the fields are being tilled at the Patroon Land Farm, and students and other volunteers will soon start planting seeds for this year’s crop.”
“Dry conditions across upstate have sparked grass and brush fires—including a 3,100-acre blaze in the Catskill Mountains—and prompted widespread bans on open burning.”
“Conditions remain ripe for the outbreak of brush fires, prompting more counties in the Capital Region to issue bans on outdoor burning.”
“The owner of a local seed company says his sales grew for the first time in 15 years and he speculated that many people are looking to beat the high cost of groceries by planting gardens this year.”
According to an ENS News Wire article, some federal employees are arguing that there needs to be further restrictions on ATVs and other federal lands to protect animal habitats for effective hunting grounds.
Under Executive Order 13443, national park, forest, public land and refuge systems are to develop "a comprehensive Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Plan" by August 17, 2008, the one year anniversary of the Bush's order.
That plan would commit these agencies to "a 10-year agenda for fulfilling the actions" that promote hunting and fishing over all other uses, including off-road vehicles.
"If the president's order is more than lame-duck posturing then ending reckless off-roading must be the meat of any plan that meaningfully benefits hunting and fishing," added Daniel Patterson.
Patterson, who organized the Rangers coalition, is an Arizona hunter and southwest director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out and what the impact on our federal lands will be in the future.
While most of the counties around here have long since banned open burning due to the fire hazardous, with the wind this morning, it's officially a nationally declared red flag warning, with extreme fire risk.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...CENTRAL AND EASTERNMOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATERCAPITAL REGION...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSONVALLEY...TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...LITCHFIELD HILLS AND SOUTHERNVERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THISAFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
Read the warning on AccuWeather.com.
“Attorney General's Office asks to switch judges in dispute between state agency and local farmers.”
“Duane Leach, owner of All Seasons Equipment in Glenville, said every year around this time, lawn mowers and other devices with small engines begin showing up at his repair shop because they overheat when fueled by gasoline blended with alcohol.”
