This wild places program looks at a proposal to provide artificial water sources for California desert bighorn sheep. Are we going to have to ruin a wilderness to save them? We hear from Steve Tabor, who taught us desert backpacking skills in edition 34, and helped introduce us to the Sheephole valley Wilderness in edition 81. Steve mentions a plan to build roads and dams in the Sheephole Valley Wilderness to provide water for desert bighorn sheep. Dan Abbe, a wilderness specialist from the Needles office of the Bureau of Land Management, explains these artificial watering holes for the sheep, which are called big game guzzlers. Brent Schoradt, the deputy policy director for the California Wilderness Coalition, explains why he thinks this plan is a bad idea. What do you think? Will it ruin this wilderness to save the sheep? We’d love to hear your comments. Show number 84 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,378,734 bytes] Show number 84 script

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Year in Gear ‘06
This gear program is a wrap-up of Backpack Gear Tests’s reviews of 2006. Steve asked the volunteer editors and moderators from Backpack Gear Test to pick their favorites; three replied: Ray Estrella1, Rick Allnutt2, and Jim Sabiston3. Out of more than a thousand reviews published on BGT this year, they recommended these: Nunatak Skaha Plus Down Sweater1 Nunatak Back Country Blanket1 Kershaw Rainbow Leek Knife2 SureFire L1 LumaMax Flashlight3 Trail Designs Caldera Cone Stove System2 Suunto Vector Wristop Computer Watch3 Six Moon Designs Essence Pack2 Exped Wall Creeper Sleeping Bag3 Backpack Gear Test has more gear to review than reviewers. You can start out by reviewing gear you already own, and then you might be able to get other free gear to review. Read: How to become a tester. Show number 71 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,394,512 bytes] Show number 71 script

Winter OR 2007
This gear program is a report on the Winter 2007 outdoor Retailer’s Expo. When the outdoor industry gathers, it’s a major expedition for the folks at Backpack Gear Test; but it isn’t all about the toys. Jason Boyle1, Raymond Estrella2, and Rebecca Sowards-Emmerd3 report on the most interesting gear they hope to test for BackpackGearTest.ORG. They comment on products by: GoLite1, Snow Peak1, MSR1, Primus1, Fox River1, Injinji1, Sierra Designs2, Osprey Packs2, Blue Desert3, MontBell3, and Go Pro3. Backpack Gear Test has more gear to review than reviewers. You might be able to get free gear to review. Read: How to become a tester. As a wrap-up, we invited Kurt Repanshek to comment on a larger issue facing the outdoor industry. His commentary includes a statement by Peter Metcalf, president of Black Diamond Equipment. More of Kurt’s commentary is available on his web site, National Parks Traveler. Show number 75 [MP3 format; length 9:42; 2,331,316 bytes] Show number 75, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:16; 5,416,178 bytes] Show number 75 script Bonus segment, original reports from BGT [MP3 format; length 14:22; 1,724,628 bytes]

Salmon News
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Orestimba Wilderness Updated
This wild places program revisits the Orestimba Wilderness of California’s Henry W. Coe State Park. It’s an amazingly remote wilderness surprisingly close to the San Francisco Bay Area. A new entrance to the park will make this remote wilderness more easily accessible. Steve rode with backcountry ranger Cameron Bowers on a patrol trip to the wilderness. Volunteer park historian Teddy Goodrich came along. They stopped for lunch and to talk along Red Creek, in the heart of the wilderness area. The Pine Ridge Association provides a lot of volunteer help to operate and maintain the park, and they maintain a comprehensive informational web site. Several years ago, the wilderness area was threatened by a proposal to route a high speed rail line through it. Traveling into the Orestimba Wilderness is a challenging trip. But no where is California’s inter-coastal range so well preserved and undeveloped. And you could have it all to yourself! This is an update of our edition number 44 of June 1st, 2006. At the time of our original story, the Ortestimba Wilderness was indeed difficult to get to. But as of next week, a new entrance will provide a trailhead much closer to the edge of the wilderness. Steve talks to C. L. Price, a sector superintendent for the California State Parks responsible Henry Coe State Park. He explains the new entrance that opens up on May 19th. Show number 85 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,384,449 bytes] Show number 85, extended high-fidelity stereo [MP3 format; length 14:00; 13,446,687 bytes] Show number 85 script Photo album

Reprise: Mountain Rescuers
This outings program joins a training exercise of the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU). The rescuers practice their winter alpine rescue skills in the Carson Pass area, just south of Lake Tahoe, California. Most search and rescue teams in the U.S. are all-volunteer. BAMRU is just one example. To find out about the mountain rescue teams near you, you can look at the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). This is a reprise of our edition #32 of March 9, 2006. We followed it with a companion edition #33, Wilderness Rescuing, where talked more to John Chang of BAMRU and Tim Kovacs of MRA about how you can get involved and volunteer for mountain and wilderness rescue teams. Show number 82 [MP3 format; length 9:56; 2,388,918 bytes] Show number 82, high-fidelity stereo [MP3 format; length 9:57; 9,558,383 bytes] Show number 82 script Photo album

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