by Mike Garrity | Feb 27, 2010 | AWR, logging, opinion, wilderness
by Steve Kelly What makes Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (S1470) so contentious? Its stated purpose: “To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the state of Montana,...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 26, 2010 | AWR, fire, forest, pine
by Brett French of The Gazette Staff Critics of Ashland-area plan fear it would damage game habitat A fuel reduction project northeast of Ashland that was pulled last year after a threatened lawsuit has been repackaged with another one for public review, but it still...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 18, 2010 | AWR, logging, wilderness
by Eve Byron, Independent Record Sixteen former council members of the Montana Wilderness Association – including four past presidents – publicly denounced Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act on Wednesday, adding that MWA has compromised...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 16, 2010 | AWR, roads, wilderness, wildlife
by Bill Schneider UPDATED, 10 am, 2-18-10: After seeing this article, two more former MWA council members, Susan Colvin and Dan Heinz (past vice-president) have joined the list and signed the letter opposing Tester’s bill, bringing the total to 18. Anybody who...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 11, 2010 | AWR, fish, wildlife
by George Ochenski, political analyst for the Independent How environmental advocates beat political perfidy Many years ago, while snorkeling the North Fork of the Flathead River, I slipped into a large eddy behind a fallen tree to rest and watch the incredibly clear...
