Natural History Wanderings

The NY Times reported on the decision of the Bureau of Land Management to allow drilling on federal lands near Chaco Canyon

the B.L.M. district manager says the bureau plans to lease 26 parcels of land in the area next March; while none lie within the 10-mile radius of the park, one of them is just barely outside it and others are close by.

Read full story at  The Treasures of Chaco Canyon Are Threatened by Drilling – The New York Times