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Groups urge support for bill to permanently ban Grand Canyon uranium mining

While one of America's greatest natural icons still bears the mining scars of yesteryear, new bill seeks to make temporary mining protections permanent

by Chad Shmukler - Thursday, Jun 6th, 2019

Photo: Alan E. / cc2.0

Amidst mounting concerns that the Trump administration is considering green-lighting mining near the Grand Canyon and on other federal lands—further fueled by a report released Tuesday by the Commerce department which called for speedier permitting of mining operations and a "thorough review" of all mining bans on federal lands—conservation groups and other organizations are cheering a recently introduced bill that would permanently ban uranium m

The key to becoming a better fly angler

Chances are you already know what it is, you've just convinced yourself otherwise

by Todd Tanner - Tuesday, Jun 4th, 2019

Fly casting instructor John Juracek (photo: Ken Takata).

Happiness, enjoyment, and success. Those three words are almost interchangeable when it comes to fly fishing. If we’re going to enjoy ourselves on the water, and if we’re going to head home with a smile rather than a frown, we need to be successful; if not all the time, then at least on a fairly regular basis.

It’s actually pretty simple. “Success,” however we choose to measure it, leads directly to enjoyment and happiness. That’s just the way it works.

Fire season rages ... in May

Wildfire seasons are starting earlier and lasting longer

by Chris Hunt - Monday, Jun 3rd, 2019

Firefighters, heavy equipment, and aircraft continue to work tirelessly to construct fire breaks in the Slave Lake area of Alberta (photo: Alberta Wildfire).

Late last summer, I drove across parts of British Columbia, Alberta and much of Saskatchewan enroute to La Ronge, where I and a group of friends caught a float plane to a remote North Woods lodge to go fishing for pike.

Review: Simms Essential Gear Bag 90L

A fishing bug-out-bag that’s ready to go whenever — and wherever — you are

by Shane Townsend - Friday, May 31st, 2019

Photo: Shane Townsend

Prepare for the general so you can respond to the specific. That’s the nut of emergency preparedness done right. It’s also a solid guiding principle when it comes to being ready to bug-out for a fishing trip anytime the opportunity arises.

After several months of use, I can say the Simms Essential Gear Bag is built for it.

For my friend Tom Davis

For now they endure, at a place called Eagle Falls

by Tom Davis - Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

Photo: Shawn P. / cc2.0 modified

The letter came out of the clear blue sky.

It was a long time ago, and I’m not going to claim it was one of those the-day-JFK-was-shot events that you retain in perfect memory. But for more than 40 years I’ve been trying to make sense of what lay behind that letter—the needs, the hopes, the desires—and I can’t swear I’m any closer to understanding it now than I ever was.