Leslie Patten
@mamagrizbskysocial.bsky.social
Posts on Conservation and Climate Change issues across the West. Author of books on wildlife; living lightly, a blue dot in the reddest state
Eroding our Parks is the top priority for the Trump Interior Department www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks
The Interior Department did not give approval to more than 130 partnership agreements covering activities like tending to sled dogs and preventing damage to burial mounds.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Eroding our Parks is the top priority for the Trump Interior Department www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Says the man who doesn't even use or have a computer.
Trump wanted to discuss A.I., and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of A.I. “It’s a hoax,” Mr. Trump said “The robots are not going to be taking over the world. That’s not going to happen.”
Trump wanted to discuss A.I., and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of A.I. “It’s a hoax,” Mr. Trump said “The robots are not going to be taking over the world. That’s not going to happen.”
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns (Gift Article)
Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Says the man who doesn't even use or have a computer.
Trump wanted to discuss A.I., and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of A.I. “It’s a hoax,” Mr. Trump said “The robots are not going to be taking over the world. That’s not going to happen.”
Trump wanted to discuss A.I., and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of A.I. “It’s a hoax,” Mr. Trump said “The robots are not going to be taking over the world. That’s not going to happen.”
My latest blog post on what's happening in the Rockies this fall for bears and food. Due to climate crisis changes, bears will have almost no foods this fall to prepare for winter hibernation. lesliepattenbooks.com/2026/09/06/c...
September 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
My latest blog post on what's happening in the Rockies this fall for bears and food. Due to climate crisis changes, bears will have almost no foods this fall to prepare for winter hibernation. lesliepattenbooks.com/2026/09/06/c...
Argentina locks in wilderness. Meanwhile Trump is destroying it over here
A former Patagonia CEO just locked millions of hectares of Argentine wilderness into protection—for at least 99 years
A former Patagonia CEO just locked millions of hectares of Argentine wilderness into protection—for at least 99 years
www.snowsportsnews.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Argentina locks in wilderness. Meanwhile Trump is destroying it over here
This is really good news.
"The BLM claimed that American Prairie is managing the bison as wildlife, not as a food-producing livestock herd, and therefore is in violation of the Taylor Grazing Act."
Horses also use BLM and FS allotments and they aren't slaughtered for food.
A specious argument
"The BLM claimed that American Prairie is managing the bison as wildlife, not as a food-producing livestock herd, and therefore is in violation of the Taylor Grazing Act."
Horses also use BLM and FS allotments and they aren't slaughtered for food.
A specious argument
Judge Halts BLM Directive To Removal Bison From Federal Grazing Allotments
A federal judge on Friday blocked a BLM directive to remove bison from Montana federal grazing allotments because they're being managed as wildlife, not…
cowboystatedaily.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This is really good news.
"The BLM claimed that American Prairie is managing the bison as wildlife, not as a food-producing livestock herd, and therefore is in violation of the Taylor Grazing Act."
Horses also use BLM and FS allotments and they aren't slaughtered for food.
A specious argument
"The BLM claimed that American Prairie is managing the bison as wildlife, not as a food-producing livestock herd, and therefore is in violation of the Taylor Grazing Act."
Horses also use BLM and FS allotments and they aren't slaughtered for food.
A specious argument
How many people have actually seen an old growth forest? How much old growth is left in the U.S.? Hardly any. An old growth tree is not like any tree you've ever seen before. Trump is hell bent on making sure no one will ever see one again morethanjustparks.substack.com/cp/214219630
US Forest Service to Clearcut One of the Last Great Groves in the Tongass
It’s referred to as Unit 346 in the Twin Mountain II Timber Sale. On the ground, it’s some of the most spectacular old growth we’ve ever witnessed, and it’s marked for clearcutting.
morethanjustparks.substack.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
How many people have actually seen an old growth forest? How much old growth is left in the U.S.? Hardly any. An old growth tree is not like any tree you've ever seen before. Trump is hell bent on making sure no one will ever see one again morethanjustparks.substack.com/cp/214219630
love this company! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah (Gift Article)
The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
love this company! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
Working hard every day to accelerate the climate crisis www.axios.com/2026/08/27/t...
Scoop: U.S. close to striking "massive" deal for Venezuelan oil fields
The deal would give the U.S. an ownership stake in Venezuela's oil fields and more than double American oil reserves.
www.axios.com
August 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Working hard every day to accelerate the climate crisis www.axios.com/2026/08/27/t...
When the reddest state in the Union has a warning about DOJ behavior at polling places we should all heed www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring (Gift Article)
Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
When the reddest state in the Union has a warning about DOJ behavior at polling places we should all heed www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
Trump's destruction now extends to our National Forests and National Parks and our wildlife. Everything he touches dies www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump seeks to open millions of acres of national forests to roads
The Trump administration proposed a repeal of the 2001 “roadless rule,” raising concerns among environmentalists that already-threatened woodlands could be further fragmented.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Trump's destruction now extends to our National Forests and National Parks and our wildlife. Everything he touches dies www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A big problem here is that as a one party state the primary at the height of the summer determines our election outcome. Turnout is low and the crazy extremists always turn out.
In Wyoming, a Primary Fight Between the Right and the Far Right
One of the most conservative states has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A big problem here is that as a one party state the primary at the height of the summer determines our election outcome. Turnout is low and the crazy extremists always turn out.
AI companies are racing to fuel climate change. Just these new proposed plants could release as much planet-warming pollution in a year as roughly half of all the passenger vehicles in the United States
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
AI companies are racing to fuel climate change. Just these new proposed plants could release as much planet-warming pollution in a year as roughly half of all the passenger vehicles in the United States
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
If you live in the West, you know this the most major issue and it will only get worse. But there is no reason to trust the Trump administration negotiating the logjam. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/c...
U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin (Gift Article)
A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If you live in the West, you know this the most major issue and it will only get worse. But there is no reason to trust the Trump administration negotiating the logjam. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/c...
“The American public at large should be concerned about this effort to erode their history, their life ways, and how fast they’re going to see data centers popping up around every corner.”
We are being overtaken by people with no vision, no souls, no character
We are being overtaken by people with no vision, no souls, no character
Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan (Gift Article)
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
“The American public at large should be concerned about this effort to erode their history, their life ways, and how fast they’re going to see data centers popping up around every corner.”
We are being overtaken by people with no vision, no souls, no character
We are being overtaken by people with no vision, no souls, no character
An excellent expose on how Meta circumvented public input and created a blueprint for other companies intent on avoiding local opposition in order to get massive data centers built fast.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal (Gift Article)
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
An excellent expose on how Meta circumvented public input and created a blueprint for other companies intent on avoiding local opposition in order to get massive data centers built fast.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
this is a surprise, my representative. But she still needs to be voted out. Always trying to privatize public lands. The Dems that voted for this bill need to go! cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/h...
Hageman One Of 7 Republican No Votes For $1.15 Trillion Trump-Backed Defense Act
Harriet Hageman was one of seven Republicans who voted against the Trump-backed $1.5 trillion National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House on…
cowboystatedaily.com
July 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
this is a surprise, my representative. But she still needs to be voted out. Always trying to privatize public lands. The Dems that voted for this bill need to go! cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/h...
The water wars begin:
Gov. Mark Gordon said Wyoming’s share of water is protected by water rights that are senior to the 1922 compact."
When the water was divided up in 1922, there were 16 million acre-feet of water available from the Colorado River. This year there’s only 3.5 million available
Gov. Mark Gordon said Wyoming’s share of water is protected by water rights that are senior to the 1922 compact."
When the water was divided up in 1922, there were 16 million acre-feet of water available from the Colorado River. This year there’s only 3.5 million available
In Cheyenne, Interior Secretary Says He'll Act On Colorado River Crisis, If He Has To
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday that he'll intervene in the Colorado River crisis — if he has to. “We have one-fourth the water and four…
cowboystatedaily.com
July 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The water wars begin:
Gov. Mark Gordon said Wyoming’s share of water is protected by water rights that are senior to the 1922 compact."
When the water was divided up in 1922, there were 16 million acre-feet of water available from the Colorado River. This year there’s only 3.5 million available
Gov. Mark Gordon said Wyoming’s share of water is protected by water rights that are senior to the 1922 compact."
When the water was divided up in 1922, there were 16 million acre-feet of water available from the Colorado River. This year there’s only 3.5 million available
This is horrible. cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/16/w...
Wyoming Wind Turbines Killed More Than 23,000 Birds And Bats Last Year
More than 23,000 birds and bats were killed by wind turbines in Wyoming in 2025, according to a report presented Wednesday to the state Game and Fish…
cowboystatedaily.com
July 17, 2026 at 3:47 AM
This is horrible. cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/16/w...
BREAKING NEWS: For those of you who follow/care about Yellowstone wolf packs, the oldest remaining pack in the park since reintroduction in 1995 is the Mollies. They have left the Park and are now vulnerable to being killed in Wyoming's wolf hunt in September. My video is featured. Call WY governor
Yellowstone’s oldest wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, leaves the park, raising fears for its future - WyoFile
Wyoming officials say they recognize the Mollie’s Pack’s historic significance and have taken steps to address the situation, but they rebuffed requests to adjust a hunting season that’s two months aw...
wyofile.com
July 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
BREAKING NEWS: For those of you who follow/care about Yellowstone wolf packs, the oldest remaining pack in the park since reintroduction in 1995 is the Mollies. They have left the Park and are now vulnerable to being killed in Wyoming's wolf hunt in September. My video is featured. Call WY governor
“Today’s action is a direct strike against the federal government’s duty to consult with Tribes. It also profoundly disrespects our intergenerational Traditional Knowledge by destroying a framework for Tribal co-stewardship over our ancestral lands in which we invested years of effort.”
President Trump drastically shrinks 2 Utah national monuments — again
Trump cuts nearly 3 million acres out of the two monuments in southern Utah.
www.sltrib.com
July 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
“Today’s action is a direct strike against the federal government’s duty to consult with Tribes. It also profoundly disrespects our intergenerational Traditional Knowledge by destroying a framework for Tribal co-stewardship over our ancestral lands in which we invested years of effort.”
We don't need grazing or agricultural lands. Who cares about water or wildlife, springs, mule deer habitat and big-sky views families have cherished for generations.
Billionaires who don't care about Wyoming pushing lies to build data centers.
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/r...
Billionaires who don't care about Wyoming pushing lies to build data centers.
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/r...
Ranchlands Near Wheatland Eyed For $26 Billion 'Transformational' Data Center
A company called Site Layer 4 wants to rezone 5,344 acres of ranchland near Wheatland for a data center and power plant. The project, they say, adds 300…
cowboystatedaily.com
July 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
We don't need grazing or agricultural lands. Who cares about water or wildlife, springs, mule deer habitat and big-sky views families have cherished for generations.
Billionaires who don't care about Wyoming pushing lies to build data centers.
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/r...
Billionaires who don't care about Wyoming pushing lies to build data centers.
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/r...
Will our reddest of red states be able to deny climate change after this weekend? wyofile.com/weekend-heat...
Weekend heat wave could bring historic highs to northern, western Wyoming - WyoFile
The forecast calls for a real possibility of the hottest temperatures recorded in many northern Wyoming towns, with thermometers reaching nearly 110 degrees.
wyofile.com
July 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Will our reddest of red states be able to deny climate change after this weekend? wyofile.com/weekend-heat...
More warnings about AI data centers. META in Cheyenne WY discharged wastewater contaminated with Cupriavidus gilardii, a bacterium that interfered with operations at the city's water reclamation facilities and contaminated the municipal reuse water system
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/02/c...
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/02/c...
Cheyenne Won’t Take Data Center Wastewater After Meta Contractor Contaminated System
Cheyenne announced Thursday it's suspended taking wastewater associated with data center systems after a Meta contractor contaminated the city’s…
cowboystatedaily.com
July 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
More warnings about AI data centers. META in Cheyenne WY discharged wastewater contaminated with Cupriavidus gilardii, a bacterium that interfered with operations at the city's water reclamation facilities and contaminated the municipal reuse water system
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/02/c...
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/02/c...