by Mike Garrity | Mar 29, 2010 | AWR, bears, Cabinet Mountains, fire, mining, wilderness
by Michael Jamison of the Missoulian TROY – A controversial mine that would tunnel beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness was put on hold Monday when a federal judge rejected Forest Service approval of the proposed copper and silver operation. “From our...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 10, 2010 | AWR, bears, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, logging, wilderness, wildlife
My name is Michael Garrity and I am the Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies is a Helena, MT based conservation organization with over 2000 members. Our mission is to protect wildlife habitat in the Northern...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 19, 2009 | AWR, bears, forest, Kootenai National Forest, logging, roads
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian Logging plans in the Kootenai National Forest have been challenged by an environmental group that argues new road-building will ruin chances for grizzly bear survival. “The grizzly numbers there continue to decline every...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 18, 2009 | AWR, bears, Kootenai National Forest, logging, roads
by Anne Henderson MISSOULA, Mont. (CN) – Environmentalists say the U.S. Forest Service is paving the way to grizzly bear deaths by opening one of America’s five remaining grizzly bear habitats to road construction and logging. The Alliance for the Wild...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 18, 2009 | AWR, bears, Cabinet Mountains, Kootenai National Forest, logging, roads
contacts Liz Sedler, AWR, (208) 263-5281 Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 A lawsuit was filed by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies in Federal District Court in Missoula on Monday challenging the U.S. Forest...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 5, 2009 | AWR, bears, forest, Gallatin National Forest, goshawk, logging, roads, wildlife, Yellowstone National Park
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 The U.S. Forest Service pulled a timber sale yesterday after two conservation groups, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed a lawsuit in Federal...
