by Mike Garrity | Nov 23, 2000 | AWR, bears
by Karl Puckett Tribune Staff Writer Great Falls Tribune Report shows griz recovery areas too small A paper published this week in a scientific journal argues that grizzly bears need a lot more space if they’re to survive longterm. The report, “Spatial...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 23, 2000 | AWR, Bitterroot National Forest, Salmon National Forest, Wild Salmon River
In a major victory for Wild and Scenic River protection nationwide, a federal court has ruled that three resorts on the Wild and Scenic Salmon River in central Idaho must be removed. The ruling by U.S. Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas found that, “the law is...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 6, 2000 | AWR, Dinosaur National Monument, Earth Island Institute, Grand Canyon National Park, In Memoriam
“Going someplace used to be fun, now you can’t find parking.” —David Brower David R. Brower, recognized around the globe for his pioneering leadership in protecting the environment and wild places of the Earth, died on Sunday afternoon, November 5,...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 3, 2000 | AWR, bears, Bitterroot Mountains, cattle
A preliminary analysis of the written comment record submitted on the proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears to the Bitterroot Mountains-obtained following a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act-shows a strong majority favor full threatened species status for...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 23, 2000 | AWR, bears, owls, wolves
by Todd Wilkinson, special to The Christian Science Monitor With habitat becoming fragmented, activists call for networks of interconnected parks. A century ago, as the nation looked back across an expanse of Western land that Thomas Jefferson said would take...
