Posted on 03/03/2019 8:19:02 PM PST by blueplum
Leasing rights on western lands with some of the world’s highest densities of sage grouse were sold this week to energy developers for as little as $2 an acre — the result of a recent Trump administration directive to roll back Obama-era protections for the iconic bird.
Thirty-one parcels in Wyoming containing 57,800 acres of prime sage-grouse habitat are among those being auctioned online by the federal Bureau of Land Management. Conservationists call the area the “golden triangle” because of its importance for the species, which has suffered a sharp decline in the past 15 years as oil and gas extraction expanded rapidly in the grouse’s historic range.
The administration and the energy industry say federal and state restrictions on well densities and surface construction are adequate to maintain the bird populations.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Really?
Tastes like chicken.
$2.00 acre? That’s a cheap hunting lease. I’m developing a taste for sage grouse hunting.
If memory serves me correctly, I read an article either here at FR or from another news-site that said the Sage Grouse and habitat were doing very well and that some of the birds were not in the areas considered for sale/drilling.
Will try to find it for you.
I recognize the WP writer’s name and she is a leftist environmental wacko writer.
...Conservationists call the area the “golden triangle” because of its importance for the species, which has suffered a sharp decline in the past 15 years as oil and gas extraction expanded rapidly in the grouse’s historic range.
Is the bird endangered at all or was it simply a convenient way for Obama to remove these lands from drilling? Was the bird population sufficient or perhaps in an overpopulation state? If so, a drop in numbers may not matter or may be desirable.
I am assuming that these questions (among others) were not asked by the writer(s) because that would be too much like work.
[[the result of a recent Trump administration directive to roll back Obama-era protections for the iconic bird.]]
Oh the horror- democrats act as though trump is going to carpet bomb the area now out of sheer spite=- The birds will be fine Democrats- breath in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out-
sold this week to energy developers for as little as $2 an acre —
It takes energy to hunt. Totally unfair.
Fillet and cut 2 sage grouse into 1-inch cubes. Soak in milk for several hours or overnight. Drain and pat dry. Coat with seasoned flour (to flour add generous amounts of paprika, garlic salt, onion salt, and pepper--flour should have a red tint). Brown in hot oil. Place in Dutch oven.
Add sauce ingredients. Cover and cook using 8-10 briquets underneath the Dutch oven and 15-18 briquets on the lid, or in a 350°F oven. For adult birds, which may be tough, plan on cooking about 2 1/2 hours. You’ll need to freshen your charcoal for the last hour. Check periodically and add more wine or water if needed. Serve with rice or noodles and a green salad. Serves four. This is a good recipe for old as well as young birds.
There will be more birds in 5 years than there are now.
thanks MadMax. I remember reading something similar
Do you have a recipe for spotted owl?
When you can side drill, you don’t need a lot of wells in one area, anyhow.
Truth? We need no stinking truth! Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.
Orange man bad ?
Any acreage you can lease for $2 an acre is goat pasture. No one will ever disturb the grouse.
More winning.
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