by Mike Garrity | Jul 24, 2008 | AWR, fire, logging
by John Cramer Plum Creek Timber Co. has gotten both a black eye and a pat on the back in recent weeks, both having to do with the specter of big chunks of its forestland being chopped up for subdivisions and trophy homes in western Montana. Now, the logging and real...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 24, 2007 | AWR, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, fire, logging
By Noelle Straub, Missoulian D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON – A longstanding rift between East Coast and Western lawmakers erupted again Thursday as a congressional subcommittee heard testimony on a sweeping bill that would designate as wilderness 23 million acres in...
by Mike Garrity | May 10, 2007 | AWR, fire
by Noelle Straub, Gazette Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – Top Interior Department officials manipulated or ignored science when planning for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act, harming species and the program’s integrity in favor of industry, former...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 5, 2007 | AWR, bears, Crazy Mountains, fire, Gallatin National Forest, logging
By Brett French Of The Billings Gazette Staff Logging began last week on national forest lands along the main Boulder River in an attempt to lessen the area’s wildfire threat to recreational homes and campgrounds, despite the fact that the Forest Service’s...
by Mike Garrity | Dec 8, 2003 | AWR, bears, fire, Kootenai National Forest, logging, Lolo National Forest, roads
by Sonja Lee Great Falls Tribune Helena National Forest officials would like to harvest 20 million to 25 million board feet of commercial timber from an area that burned in the Snow Talon Fire near Lincoln. The August fire charred about 37,700 acres, and the Forest...
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...
