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Latest blog posts from Jim's Eclectic World

Reflections on the beauty of waterfalls
Why are waterfalls so pleasing to the senses? As they noisily rush over a precipice of land, crashing to the surface below, the air cooler where the water rushes, why are they so beautiful? What makes the experience different than sitting here at my laptop, the keys clicking, on a green... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Yellowstone buffalo: Borders, migration, and the privileged lords
The map on the left, courtesy of Buffalo Field Campaign, shows bison herds and migrations inside of and outside of Yellowstone National Park. All the problems with and all the inspiration we have of buffalo herds must take these migrations into account.Humans have an issue with migration because... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Newspaper article misrepresents Buffalo Allies position on brucellosis and bison management
Appearing in today's Missoulian and Billings Gazette, Lee Newspapers reporter Jennifer McKee misrepresented the press release of Buffalo Allies of Bozeman.I wrote the following letter to McKee in response.Ms. McKee,I am writing on behalf of myself and not the group I am a member of - Buffalo... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Press Release: Buffalo Allies of Bozeman Calls upon Gov. Schweitzer to Withdraw from Interagency Bison Management Plan
I plan on writing an essay pretty soon - for now, activism is taking a lot of my time. Here is another press release that our group has worked on. I try to avoid being quoted in these things, but here I am quoted this time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Support Obama? Live near Bozeman? Check out this flyer on Yellowstone's buffalo, Obama, and us
I was wearing my hat as activist and organizer with Buffalo Allies of Bozeman again yesterday. This is a report from flyering yesterday.Late yesterday afternoon, there were thousands of people waiting to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak in Bozeman.Knowing that a few days... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Report from BFC rally in Helena, May 14, 2008
Some of us in Buffalo Allies of Bozeman went over to the State Capitol building in Helena to support Buffalo Field Campaign's rally for the wild buffalo in and near Yellowstone National Park and to protest Governor Brian Schweitzer's part in the largest slaughter of wild buffalo than at any time... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Press Release: Buffalo Allies of Bozeman Is Founded to Take Action against the Slaughter and Hazing of Wild Buffalo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Klatt 406-599-3629... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Buffalo Allies of Bozeman at http://www.buffaloallies.org
The new Web site is up at http://www.buffaloallies.org for Buffalo Allies of Bozeman. Read more...
Published 5 months ago

A delightful trip into the park
I had a need to go into Yellowstone on Saturday, and so I did - this time by myself. I'm not going to share much here except a fraction of the photos from Saturday. It's not even worthy of mention in the Yellowstone Newspaper, which according to my own standards, I only post stories when they... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

Buffalo Allies of Bozeman is born; mission adopted
I am very excited to be part of this effort. Last night, our new buffalo group had two exciting developments that will help us move forward - we came up with a name and adopted a mission statement! Check it out. For the short term, (the listserve name and address will change), sign up to keep... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

Why buffalo and why not the CUT deal? Against utilitarianism
Anyone actively engaged in a cause will surely be asked at some point whether they might be doing something else better with their time? For me in particular, I have been asked why I was in the anti-war movement when there are people starving in the streets of Washington, DC, as one example.... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

1,436 to 2,300 Yellowstone buffalo left
Today, the National Park Service and the state of Montana made some major announcements about the buffalo slaughter in Yellowstone National Park. One of the announcements that they made was that the slaughter for the season is over on both boundaries, though hazing operations will continue.In... Read more...
Published 6 months ago