by Erik Gillberg | Nov 4, 2020 | clearcut, Grizzly, Ninemile
Clearcut on national forest land in Montana. Photo: Steve Platt. https://missoulian.com/opinion/columnists/alliance-for-the-wild-rockies-challenges-plans-to-log-grizzly-habitat-in-ninemile/article_307c87e0-a8a2-565f-b571-7e68ebbf3648.html Alliance for the Wild Rockies...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 8, 2020 | Grizzly
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today on the litigation over the 2018 de-listing of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population under the Endangered Species Act, affirming a District Court order that blocked the de-listing of the great bears and kept...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 6, 2020 | Grizzly
There was never any scientifically-sound reason to clearcut and bulldoze new logging roads into the roadless lands tucked along the Continental Divide in Helena, Montana’s backyard. But Trump’s Forest Service is on a cut and run tear and decided to do it anyway...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 12, 2020 | Grizzly, lynx, wolverines
For the second time in two days, the Trump administration conceded defeat to the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. The first time was when the Administration was trying to pretend roads magically disappear when the Forest Service dumps a pile of dirt in front of Forest...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 10, 2020 | Grizzly
You can read this post on Counter Punch here: Roads Removal: a Big Win for Grizzlies in the Northern Rockies When the Forest Service classifies a road in our national forests as “closed” to protect endangered species like grizzly bears or provide secure habitat for...
by Mike Garrity | May 25, 2020 | bull trout, elk, Grizzly, lynx
Canadian lynx. Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service. What would you do if you caught Trump’s Forest Service trying to slip through huge clearcuts and bulldozing roads into an already over-cut area? How about if the Forest Service then denied the potential presence of...
