Summer-Fall 2011 Newsletter

Swan View’s Summer-Fall 2011 Newsletter reports on our new Code of Responsible Recreation for America’s Backcountry, breakneck biking, increasing run-ins between fast-moving bikers, trail runners and bears, a Wildlife Conservation Society report that recommends Wilderness designation for the Swan Range, and how Cinnabar will once again double your donation!

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Snowshoe hare tracks bound deep in the snow next to the trail above Krause Creek. It’s the first snowshoe and cross-country ski trip of the season for the Swan Rangers hiking group. Read the full Bigfork Eagle article.

Welcome the New Year by enjoying video Moments of Peace and Quiet on Swan View's YouTube Channel! Revisit these short Swan Range videos whenever you need a break from the daily grind, but can't get outdoors!

Take a few minutes to celebrate Winter Solstice, the Holidays and New Year! View our Changing Seasons slideshow and enjoy!

Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes.

Under the guise of "National Security and Federal Lands Protection," the Act by that name would do anything BUT protect federal lands!

Read the Holidays 2011 issue of Swan View's News!

ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2011) — Whether a species can evolve to survive climate change may depend on the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new mathematical model that simulates the effect of climate change on plants and pollinators.

A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, and many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for centuries, while others move in and replace them.

What do you get when you hold a mountain bike race in a South African game reserve? A mountain biker rammed by a charging Red Hartebeest!

You can help the Swan Rangers maintain trails in the Swan Range with hand tools. Volunteer today!

The Forest Service is removing a number of breakneck biking jumps and ramps from the Beardance Trail on Crane Mountain, where they weren't supposed to be installed in the first place. Read more.

We report on our new Code of Responsible Recreation for America's Backcountry, breakneck biking, increasing run-ins between fast-moving bikers, trail runners and bears, a Wildlife Conservation Society report that recommends Wilderness designation for the Swan Range, and how Cinnabar will once again double your donation! Read more.

Read the Missoulian article about illegal building of breakneck biking trails, jumps and ramps on Crane Mountain.

The Flathead Beacon reports Ron Cron admits he intentionally built an illegal downhill bike trail on Crane Mountain when the Forest Service didn't warm to his proposals. Let the Forest Service know this and other unauthorized bike trails, jumps and ramps on Crane Mountain need to be removed!

Elk disturbance was greatest with ATVs, followed by mountain bikes, then hiking, and horseback riding. Read more.