by Mike Garrity | Sep 21, 2009 | AWR, Custer National Forest, deer, elk, fire, Gallatin National Forest, pine, wild turkey
by Brett French of The Gazette Staff Under threat of a lawsuit, the Custer National Forest has pulled a 10,000-acre fuels reduction project northeast of Ashland. Acting Ashland District Ranger Doug Epperly announced the decision in a letter dated Sept. 14. “We...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 30, 2009 | AWR, bears, elk, lynx, moose, wildlife
by Eve Byron – Independent Record A federal court judge put a halt Wednesday to construction of a biathlon course near MacDonald Pass west of Helena. In issuing his summary judgment ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy said that an investigation of...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 9, 2009 | AWR, Crazy Mountains, elk, forest, Gallatin National Forest, logging, Yellowstone National Park
HELENA, Mont. – Groups that sued the Forest Service to halt a logging project in the Gallatin National Forest in southern Montana have sued again, reasserting the project jeopardizes habitat for elk and sensitive species such as Yellowstone cutthroat trout. The...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 9, 2009 | AWR, Crazy Mountains, elk, forest, Gallatin National Forest, logging, pine, roads
by Brett French of The Gazette Staff, [email protected] or (406) 657-1387 Two environmental groups have sued for a second time to halt a timber sale and prescribed burn on the northwest side of the Crazy Mountains, despite changes made to the original plan to...
by Mike Garrity | May 5, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, deer, elk, forest, logging, wilderness, Yellowstone National Park
by Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writer House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and ridiculed its most high-profile supporter, singer Carole King. WASHINGTON – House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and...
by Mike Garrity | Apr 23, 2009 | AWR, bears, elk, fish, goats, Grand Canyon National Park, logging, lynx, mining, moose, sheep, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park
by Todd Wilkinson After years of pushing Congress to protect a vast swath of her adopted Northern Rockies, Carole King may finally have a more receptive audience “Hi,” she said, extending her hand, almost shyly, “my name is Carole.” Sixteen...
