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  snowmobiles are running automobile engines

  The loud and polluting snowmobiles were banned several years ago. Only the ones that meat noise and emissions standards are allowed in the park. In the summer over ten thousand unregulated automobiles are allowed in the park and you don't even mention the truly loud and polluting vehicles and the shear numbers that are allowed in the summer.

  If you want peace and tranquility in the park then go visit it in the winter as it is much quieter than the summer and the geysers even emit far more pollutants than the snowmobiles do.On New, more restrictive plan released for Yellowstone snowmobiles posted 1 year ago 3 Responses

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  Salmon returns

  The salmon are making it past the Snake River dams. In fact look at two watersheds adjoining each other and one is healthier than the other. One runs leaves the Columbia River and heads into the Blue Mountains. The other which happens to even be healthier continues up the Snake River through two dams and then into the Blue Mountains and this run has a lot more returning salmon and they must contend with at least 50 more miles of river and two additional "outdated" dams. The dams on the Snake River have some of the most state of the art technology found in the world to pass fish.

  If you are worried about Sockeye salmon returning to Redfish Lake then maybe you need to talk to Idaho and their past actions of poisoning them out to clear the lake of them. That also had a large impact on the numbers so not all blame can be placed on the dams.On Groups sue over federal plan for Northwest salmon posted 1 year, 4 months ago 2 Responses