by Mike Garrity | Sep 21, 2009 | AWR, Custer National Forest, deer, elk, fire, Gallatin National Forest, pine, wild turkey
by Brett French of The Gazette Staff Under threat of a lawsuit, the Custer National Forest has pulled a 10,000-acre fuels reduction project northeast of Ashland. Acting Ashland District Ranger Doug Epperly announced the decision in a letter dated Sept. 14. “We...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 21, 2009 | AWR, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Boise National Forest, Custer National Forest, Gallatin National Forest, Lewis and Clark National Forest
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Last week the Forest Service withdrew its decision to go forward with the Whitetail Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project on the Custer National Forest in Montana. Two local...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 15, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian Wolf advocates have opted not to appeal a federal court decision that let wolf hunting seasons go forward in Montana and Idaho. “We’re anxious to get to the merits of our case,” said EarthJustice lead attorney Doug...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 14, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
Editorial The gray wolf is a top predator, an essential part of the ecosystem, a symbol of the West. And it’s a symbol best displayed, not as pelts on a wall, but by packs in the wild. Exterminated like vermin, a bounty on their heads, the gray wolf was hunted...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 9, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves
MISSOULA, Montana, September 9, 2009 (ENS) – Late last night, a federal judge found that the federal government likely violated the law when it removed Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. In the same ruling, Chief Judge...