by Mike Garrity | Feb 26, 2014 | AWR, forest, goshawk, Lewis and Clark National Forest, lynx
by Karl Puckett, Tribune Staff Writer The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block a forest logging/prescribed fire project in the Little Belt Mountains, alleging the U.S. Forest Service failed to properly survey the area for the presence of...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 26, 2014 | AWR, forest, lynx
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, 586-4421 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a Complaint in Federal District Court in Great Falls today to stop the Blankenship...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 6, 2014 | Associated Press, AWR, forest, logging, USDA
by Matt Volz, Associated Press HELENA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 8, 2014 | AWR, fish, forest, wilderness, wildlife
by Steve Kelly, Opinion, Reeder’s Alley, Helena Independent Record Wilderness activists remain strongly divided over Senator Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. For a long four years, Sens. Tester and Max Baucus have dodged genuine public debate on...
by Mike Garrity | Dec 30, 2013 | AWR, bears, forest, lynx, opinion, wilderness
by Michael Garrity, Guest Opinion I enjoyed John Adam’s excellent article on Sen. Jon Tester’s logging and wilderness bill. This is the first time a reporter has done an in-depth article on Tester’s bill and explained why many Montanans are opposed...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 2, 2013 | AWR, bears, forest, Kootenai National Forest, logging, lynx, pine
by Michael Garrity, Opinion, Guest Column The Missoulian’s Sept. 13 editorial stumbled by calling on Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., to further weaken his already bad Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in an effort to draw support from Montana’s sole Congressman,...
