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Essays and reports on this site have been selected by the Media/Outreach working group as appropriate for our Web site; however, that does not signify that Buffalo Allies of Bozeman or the working group has endorsed the viewpoints expressed in these essays. They have been chosen for their relevance to our work or because they are by individual members of our group or because we believe they would be otherwise provocative.
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The Beehive Collective presents their innovative True Cost of Coal graphic – a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining
For immediate release
Contact:
Beehive Design Collective
1 Elm Street
Machias, ME 04654
phone: 207-255-6737
email: pollinators@beehivecollective.org
web: www.beehivecollective.org
Buffalo Allies of Bozeman
Ellen Figura
phone: 406-209-2811
email: elightstorm@gmail.com
November 5, 2009
The Beehive Collective presents their innovative True Cost of Coal graphic –
a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining and Resistance
(Bozeman, Mont.) A swarm is coming! The Beehive Design Collective, a non-profit, volunteer driven, political arts organization based in eastern Maine, is headed this way. They are out to “cross-pollinate the grassroots” by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images that deconstruct complex global stories for use as educational and organizing tools.
No Buffalo Allies of Bozeman meeting Wednesday, May 20
We will not be meeting May 20, 2009. Our next meeting will be May 27, 2009, at 7 PM in the Montana State University student union 2nd floor cafeteria in the NW corner.
If you agree with our mission, you are welcome to join plan with us.
Pictures from volunteering on Horse Butte - April 19, 2009
Jim Macdonald of Buffalo Allies of Bozeman volunteered with Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) on April 19. Stephany and Peter from BFC took Jim up Horse Butte, where he took a lot of pictures.
For all the pictures, follow this link.
Horse Butte is a peninsula in Hebgen Lake outside of Yellowstone National Park about seven miles NNW of West Yellowstone. Despite the fact that there are no cows on Horse Butte and support from a lot of property owners (including our friends in Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo), buffalo are not tolerated by the state of Montana on this peninsula after May 15. They are forced back into Yellowstone after that date.
15 buffalo killed on US 191 - Buffalo Allies of Bozeman signs on to letter to MT Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol
Over the past week, 15 bison were killed on U.S. 191 just north of West Yellowstone in three vehicle collisions. A coalition of bison advocates talked about and drafted a letter that is posted below.
In addition to the letter, we in Buffalo Allies of Bozeman want to send out this message to the public at large. You will notice that the letter talks about increased enforcement; however, we believe that no amount of enforcement will matter unless we in the community take steps to educate each other, slow down, and be aware.
The situation with the buffalo moving to habitat where the highway crosses it will continue to create this situation in the spring. It is imperative that we are aware for our safety and for the safety of the buffalo. Please slow down! Please be aware! Please let your friends and neighbors know that buffalo are in the roadways OUTSIDE OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, especially in the spring. Like so many of the changes we would like to see with the buffalo, it's up to us.
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ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
BUFFALO ALLIES OF BOZEMAN
