tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post5749527252957999072..comments2023-10-16T06:32:21.769-07:00Comments on Idaho Nature Notes: Here Come The DeerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736653885954831447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-83187702630603516062008-11-25T11:07:00.000-08:002008-11-25T11:07:00.000-08:00Thank you for your comments. Conservation easement...Thank you for your comments. Conservation easements are a powerful conservation tool, as are funding mechanisms. But many of the best lands protected by conservation easements are also private working lands.<BR/><BR/>Our public lands and their diversity of habitats are a treasure, but private working lands are also important for wildlife. The fact is a lot of big game winter range--and salmon TNC-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334998898526227037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-81802172527687921982008-11-22T17:38:00.000-08:002008-11-22T17:38:00.000-08:00"In addition to good, nutritious shrubs, deer (and..."In addition to good, nutritious shrubs, deer (and other big game) need areas free of disturbance. <B>Right now, that often means working farms, ranches and private forests</B>."<BR/><BR/>Is this a joke ? "working farms, ranches, and private forests" are more often than not ecologically bankrupt monocultures - often worse for wildlife corridors than well-planned development. In other words, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com