by Mike Garrity | Jun 12, 2025 | logging, Manti–La Sal National Forest
Photo: US Forest Service Alliance for the Wild Rockies relies on private donations from individuals who want to protect the landscapes of the Rockies from destructive projects. As in this case, we cannot always recover the money we paid to hire an attorney. So, if you...
by Mike Garrity | May 22, 2025 | Gravelly Mountains, Grizzly, grouse, lynx, sage grouse
Gravelly Mountain Range – U.S. Forest Service The U.S. Forest Service cancelled an illegal public land logging project due to a recently-filed lawsuit by Montana conservation group Alliance for the Wild Rockies on May 20th. The illegal logging was scheduled to...
by Mike Garrity | May 20, 2025 | lynx, Uintas-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, wolverines
Soapstone Basin in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest – Photo by Recreation.gov What happens when government agencies try to sidestep the law and exclude the public on major projects? Well, sometimes they get away with it — but not this time. The...
by Mike Garrity | May 9, 2025 | Pinyon Jay, sage grouse
Photo: Richard Prodgers Using the fear of wildfires, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are spending billions of taxpayer dollars to intentionally burn millions of acres of National Forests and BLM lands. Their plans are to continue to do so...
by Mike Garrity | May 6, 2025 | Grizzly, Paradise Valley
Photo by Glenn Phillips Montana’s Paradise Valley is aptly named. Sitting between two towering mountain ranges, it cradles the mighty Yellowstone River that flows from its headwaters in America’s first national park and provides critical habitat to the native species...
