by Mike Garrity | Mar 25, 2010 | AWR, beetles, fire, fish, forest, opinion
by George Wuerthner, Opinion The current pine beetle “outbreak” that has led to tree mortality among Rocky Mountain forests has prompted some people to suggest that beetles are “destroying” our forests and that beetle-killed trees will...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 11, 2010 | AWR, forest, logging, wildlife
by Nick Gevock Montana groups top in nation for fighting wildfire reduction projects Only one out of 50 U.S. Forest Service projects to reduce wildfire risk gets challenged in court nationwide, but in the region including Montana environmental groups sue at the...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 10, 2010 | AWR, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, grouse
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Seattle – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of three conservation groups yesterday in their lawsuit against the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest...
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...
