Wednesday April 14, 2021

Visitors have flocked to Western communities during the pandemic to soak in the region’s public lands. But…just how many visitors? Right now, we don’t have a good way to track that crucial data. Plus, members of Moms and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are holding a series nationwide actions to urge more robust background checks on gun purchases. And finally, grizzly bear populations in the Mountain West have rebounded since being listed as an endangered species about 50 years ago. Some politicians are proposing to loosen federal and state protections, but it could have an unintended consequence.

Show Notes:

Mountain West News Bureau: Fixing Holes in Recreation Data Could Help Communities in West
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/fixing-holes-recreation-data-could-help-communities-west

KGNU: Boulder Students Push for Universal Background Checks
https://news.kgnu.org/2021/04/boulder-students-push-for-universal-background-checks/

Mountain West News Bureau: Why A Montana Bill Making It Easier To Kill Grizzly Bears could Backfire
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-montana-bill-making-it-easier-kill-grizzly-bears-could-backfire