by Erik Gillberg | Jan 20, 2026 | BLM, Pinyon Jay, sage grouse
Public lands managed by the Dillon Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Photo by BLM If a person illegally burns something, it is called arson. But when the federal government decides to deforest and burn unspecified areas within a 905,000-acre area to...
by Erik Gillberg | Dec 16, 2025 | AWR, Grizzly, lynx, wolverines, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
Photo by National Park Service For grizzly bears, wolves, lynx, wolverine, and bison there is no “boundary” around Yellowstone National Park. The forests in this area — the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem — extend beyond Yellowstone Park’s boundaries and...
by Erik Gillberg | Nov 30, 2025 | AWR
Alliance for the Wild Rockies 2025 Annual Report Protecting the Wild Rockies. Holding the Line. Restoring Balance. Impact Period: November 2024 – November 2025 Message from the Executive Director In 2025, thanks to your support, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies made...
by Erik Gillberg | Nov 26, 2025 | Grizzly, grouse, lynx, sage grouse
Photo by USFS The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a federal lawsuit to protect habitat for three rare wildlife species — grizzly bears, lynx, and sage grouse — on the Continental Divide, just north of Lemhi Pass, where Lewis and Clark first crossed the Continental...
by Erik Gillberg | Nov 17, 2025 | sage grouse
Sage Grouse – Photo by Richard Prodgers Greater sage grouse occupied more than 460,000 square miles across 13 Western states, including Montana, and three Canadian provinces before European settlement in the 1800s. But since that time, sagebrush ecosystems have...
