by Mike Garrity | Nov 25, 2000 | AWR, bears, roads
by Mike Bader, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies For the modern conservation era, barely a century old, the calendar changeover to the year 2000 represents an opportunity to consolidate momentum and establish lasting conservation policies to guide us...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 24, 2000 | AWR, fire
by Mike Bader, AWR’s executive director The summer fires have been extinguished by heavy autumn rains but debate over western forest policy continues. The election year fires have generated extensive comment. Timber opportunists were quick to play the blame...
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...
