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Big Sky Connection - Legislation in Montana could increase the killing of grizzly bears if they are removed from the endangered species list. The Biden administration is reviewing the bear's status. Comments from Derek Goldman, Northern Rockies field representative, Endangered Species Coalition.
Click on the image above for the audio. Legislation in Montana could increase the killing of grizzly bears if they are removed from the endangered species list. The Biden administration is reviewing the bear's status. Comments from Derek Goldman, Northern Rockies field representative, Endangered Species Coalition.
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April 11, 2023 - Groups advocating for grizzly bear protections are concerned about legislation in Helena that could threaten the population in Montana. Senate Bill 295 lays out a management policy for grizzlies after they are removed from the endangered species list.
Derek Goldman, Northern Rockies field representative with the Endangered Species Coalition, warned the bill allows for subjectively defining what a "threatening" bear is.
"Senate Bill 295 is really concerning because it creates three new scenarios for livestock owners to kill grizzly bears outside of any established hunting season, even on public land," he said.
The Biden administration is reviewing the grizzly bears' endangered status in the Northern Continental Divide and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystems. The bill would protect people and their livestock, Supporters contend. SB 295 has passed the Senate and is expected to pass the House this week, Goldman said.
Goldman added grizzlies are the state animal and are revered by Montanans.
"Unfortunately, it's really clear that the state of Montana wants to manage grizzly bears very aggressively like they do with wolves, and it would roll back grizzly bear conservation and all the success we've had with grizzly bear restoration up to this point," he said.
Goldman added there are about 1,000 bears in the Northern Continental Divide and nearly the same number in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystems, where they mainly reside in Wyoming. But he noted there are two other ecosystems identified for grizzly bear recovery that have very few bears.
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PNS - Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - President Biden calls on Republicans to "take action" following another deadly shooting, a Tennessee lawmaker is reinstated after joining gun reform protesters, and a Texas court ruling could restrict access to the abortion drug.
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PNS - Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - The Louisville shooting shifts the focus to crisis aversion and red flag measures, New Mexico ag workers prioritize the 2023 Farm Bill, Montana's grizzly bear recovery efforts could be under threat, and the U.S. child population is falling.
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April 17-May 23, 2023
The Carle Gallery presents “Pop Cars,” an exhibition of characterful, mixed-media illustrations by Mack Schroer. The unique pop-culture-infused exhibition is on view from April 16 through May 23, 2023.
“Pop Cars” started as a scribble of Homer Simpson on a daily-log sheet in February 2018 during a snow flurry in northwest North Dakota. Those lines etched on the back of a trucker’s daily log sheet soon called for a portrait of Homer and the seed for Pop Cars was planted. From there, the idea grew to encompass other pop culture figures who could get behind the “Pop Car” wheel. From a time-traveling Delorean to the Renaissance Man’s ornithopter gliding along the current of Fibonacci’s spiral, each of the characters that Schroer places in his artwork are defined by their choice of vehicle.
A “Pop Car” is an illustrated popular-culture character biography defined by his vehicle of choice with a pop art aesthetic. It fits into the larger genre of pop art imagery used from mass culture, popular advertising, comic books, and entertainment. They are created using mixed media illustrations drawn on top of the truck stop log sheet. Color pencils begin the sketch, then drawing pens ink the outline along with brushed India ink to give the artwork the comic book aesthetic. The art is colored using colored pencil, Prismacolor marker, chalk pastel, or watercolor. The lettering is hand drawn using Micron pens and a sewer’s ruler for spacing. The word bubbles are often rubber cemented on using a multitude of bright colors.
Mack found his calling on a ranch in Berryton, Kansas through comic books and animation. His love for visual narrative evolved in illustration, 2D animation, and graphic design. He graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Digital Design. At Rockhaven Films, he helped direct the company’s message through graphic design, writing and storyboarding, and motion graphic animation. Mack was awarded over twenty design and web awards by the Kansas Press Association for his work at the Osage County Herald-Chronicle newspaper including the 2015 Kansas Advertisement Designer of the Year. Mack currently works as an independent artist working in illustration, oil painting, 2D Animation, storyboarding, set design, window painting, creative writing and acting at Macklin Art.
The Carle Gallery is open during regular library hours. Admission is FREE. For more information, call the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library at 406-723-3361.
Exhibition Credits:
This exhibition is sponsored by the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA), a statewide service organization for non-profit museums & galleries, and supported in part by grants from the Montana Arts Council, a state agency funded by the State of Montana; coal severance taxes paid based upon coal mined in Montana and deposited in Montana's Cultural and Aesthetic Projects Trust Fund; and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Pop Cars is organized by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association (NDAGA), a nonprofit organization of galleries from the Upper Midwest that organizes touring exhibitions from artist and institutional proposals, holds workshops and events, and promotes the arts.
