Posts on Conservation and Climate Change issues across the West. Author of books on wildlife; living lightly, a blue dot in the reddest statehttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mvqt2ovvuk2fwapo.st/4jbv8vz https://wapo.st/4jbv8vz17 Sep 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqt2ovvuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mvj5gpqixk2lSays the man who doesn't even use or have a computer. Trump wanted to discuss A.I., and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of A.I. “It’s a hoax,” Mr. Trump said “The robots are not going to be taking over the world. That’s not going to happen.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/technology/trump-ai-safety-jensen-huang.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.4vle.4-G6JNLgATYy&smid=url-share14 Sep 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj5gpqixk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3muuzijwph22pMy latest blog post on what's happening in the Rockies this fall for bears and food. Due to climate crisis changes, bears will have almost no foods this fall to prepare for winter hibernation. https://lesliepattenbooks.com/2026/09/06/challenges-for-bears-this-fall-a-food-crisis/?preview_id=6883&preview_nonce=f4da44d90b&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=607206 Sep 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuzijwph22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3muuuvw42wc27Argentina locks in wilderness. Meanwhile Trump is destroying it over here https://www.snowsportsnews.com/newsrepository/2026/september/a-former-patagonia-ceo-just-locked-millions-of-hectares-of-argentine-wilderness-into-protection-for-at-least-99-years/06 Sep 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuuvw42wc27https://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3muqbosd6vs2ohttps://wyofile.com/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-staff-tumbles-by-a-quarter-in-director-brian-nesviks-home-state-of-wyoming/05 Sep 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqbosd6vs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3muqbhkw22s2oThis is really good news. "The BLM claimed that American Prairie is managing the bison as wildlife, not as a food-producing livestock herd, and therefore is in violation of the Taylor Grazing Act." Horses also use BLM and FS allotments and they aren't slaughtered for food. A specious argument https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/04/judge-halts-blm-directive-to-removal-bison-from-federal-grazing-allotments/05 Sep 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqbhkw22s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mupyoym3zk2qHow many people have actually seen an old growth forest? How much old growth is left in the U.S.? Hardly any. An old growth tree is not like any tree you've ever seen before. Trump is hell bent on making sure no one will ever see one again morethanjustparks.substack.com/cp/214219630 https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/cp/21421963004 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupyoym3zk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mul2c4xhsc27love this company! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/patagonia-bears-ears-lawsuit-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-FA.LvL2.5DzTnasoaMRw&smid=url-share02 Sep 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul2c4xhsc27https://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mu65nzbmgs2yWorking hard every day to accelerate the climate crisis https://www.axios.com/2026/08/27/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-talks28 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu65nzbmgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mu5ek7vkyc2xWhen the reddest state in the Union has a warning about DOJ behavior at polling places we should all heed https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/politics/wyoming-governor-objects-to-very-odd-doj-election-monitoring.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.T4Yj.6U8NO4nvtq05&smid=url-share28 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ek7vkyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mtff24x5gc2kTrump's destruction now extends to our National Forests and National Parks and our wildlife. Everything he touches dies https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/08/18/trump-seeks-open-millions-acres-national-forests-roads/18 Aug 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtff24x5gc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3msxjpa75dk2jA big problem here is that as a one party state the primary at the height of the summer determines our election outcome. Turnout is low and the crazy extremists always turn out. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/elections/wyoming-legislature-freedom-caucus.html13 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxjpa75dk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3msdgal6zfs2eAI companies are racing to fuel climate change. Just these new proposed plants could release as much planet-warming pollution in a year as roughly half of all the passenger vehicles in the United States https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/climate/data-centers-pollution-trump-ai-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3FA.MgX7.0BKiJ7t0m4P2&smid=url-share05 Aug 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdgal6zfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mrzwxcpels24If you live in the West, you know this the most major issue and it will only get worse. But there is no reason to trust the Trump administration negotiating the logjam. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/climate/colorado-river-basin-water-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.XlUM.JkTGkouKtaRb&smid=url-share01 Aug 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzwxcpels24https://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mrwvxq6u5c23“The American public at large should be concerned about this effort to erode their history, their life ways, and how fast they’re going to see data centers popping up around every corner.” We are being overtaken by people with no vision, no souls, no character https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/arts/critics-say-historic-sites-are-endangered-by-trump-aligned-panels-plan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.cjg-.WbFOhdMC7VgB&smid=url-share31 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwvxq6u5c23https://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mrmwlrsijk2aAn excellent expose on how Meta circumvented public input and created a blueprint for other companies intent on avoiding local opposition in order to get massive data centers built fast. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.YpT3.oYGHUQOiMcJl&smid=url-share27 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmwlrsijk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mrgidsajws2lthis is a surprise, my representative. But she still needs to be voted out. Always trying to privatize public lands. The Dems that voted for this bill need to go! https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/hageman-one-of-7-republican-no-votes-for-1-15-trillion-trump-backed-defense-act/24 Jul 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgidsajws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mrgi3ostnc2lThe water wars begin: Gov. Mark Gordon said Wyoming’s share of water is protected by water rights that are senior to the 1922 compact." When the water was divided up in 1922, there were 16 million acre-feet of water available from the Colorado River. This year there’s only 3.5 million available https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/in-cheyenne-burgum-says-hes-ready-to-act-on-colorado-river-crisis-if-he-has-to/24 Jul 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgi3ostnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mqstpz7qms2wThis is horrible. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/16/wyoming-wind-turbines-killed-more-than-23-000-birds-and-bats-last-year/17 Jul 2026 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqstpz7qms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mqna6p2hc22cBREAKING NEWS: For those of you who follow/care about Yellowstone wolf packs, the oldest remaining pack in the park since reintroduction in 1995 is the Mollies. They have left the Park and are now vulnerable to being killed in Wyoming's wolf hunt in September. My video is featured. Call WY governor https://wyofile.com/yellowstones-oldest-wolf-pack-mollies-pack-leaves-the-park-raising-fears-for-its-future/14 Jul 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqna6p2hc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mqlxe4lfg22o “Today’s action is a direct strike against the federal government’s duty to consult with Tribes. It also profoundly disrespects our intergenerational Traditional Knowledge by destroying a framework for Tribal co-stewardship over our ancestral lands in which we invested years of effort.” https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/07/13/president-trump-shrinks-bears-ears/14 Jul 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlxe4lfg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mqlcw2cvmk2oWe don't need grazing or agricultural lands. Who cares about water or wildlife, springs, mule deer habitat and big-sky views families have cherished for generations. Billionaires who don't care about Wyoming pushing lies to build data centers. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/ranchlands-near-wheatland-eyed-for-26-billion-transformational-data-center/14 Jul 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlcw2cvmk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mqa76fp3sk2qWill our reddest of red states be able to deny climate change after this weekend? https://wyofile.com/weekend-heat-wave-could-bring-historic-highs-to-northern-western-wyoming/09 Jul 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa76fp3sk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mppbtdbrps2lMore warnings about AI data centers. META in Cheyenne WY discharged wastewater contaminated with Cupriavidus gilardii, a bacterium that interfered with operations at the city's water reclamation facilities and contaminated the municipal reuse water system https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/02/cheyenne-wont-take-data-center-wastewater-after-meta-company-contaminated-system/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSz3yRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepeYOAk09elrJHrFL7s3VExrYWMCBzcK-dmXp3K3OuUnuMK_yoBShmnwsWJM_aem__lJJXdhYHaFx-aa2ey_ZBw03 Jul 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppbtdbrps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mpkeqrbw7k2pBeautiful red fox seen just outside Yellowstone National Park.01 Jul 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkeqrbw7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mo2joc4fis2pAll I can think is: This is so Stupid! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/11/republican-lawmakers-move-make-department-war-name-change-official/12 Jun 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2joc4fis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mo2j2ublrs2xI live in rural WY and wouldn't have internet if not for Starlink. Starlink is the only part of SpaceX that's profitable, but If they are worth trillions why did they just raise my monthly fees? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/technology/spacex-valuation-skeptics.html12 Jun 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2j2ublrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social/post/3mnixrnbb7s2oAs the Colorado River system dries up, meanwhile AI data centers are going all out on building in our Western states, basically stealing the little water the West has. https://www.upr.org/environment/2026-06-03/lake-powell-colorado-river-supply05 Jun 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:ru42djsqfl2m2hthuar5tas3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnixrnbb7s2o