by Mike Garrity | Apr 4, 2011 | AWR, bears, elk, fish, Gallatin National Forest, logging, lynx, roads, wildlife
contacts Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, 586-4421 Bozeman, MT — Three conservation groups, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Montana Ecosystem Defense Council and Native...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 29, 2011 | AWR, bears, goshawk, Lewis and Clark National Forest, logging, lynx
by Eve Byron, Independent Record It’s back to the drawing board for a portion of the Benchmark Fuels Reduction Project along the Rocky Mountain Front near Augusta. For the second time, a hearings officer has sided with two environmental groups — the Alliance for...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 29, 2011 | AWR, forest, goshawk, logging, lynx, squirrels
by Richard Ecke, Tribune Staff Writer Some 763 acres of forests in the Benchmark area west of Augusta would not be logged or burned under the reversal of an earlier U.S. Forest Service decision. “We’re pleased to announce that the Forest Service has...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 23, 2011 | AWR, bears, elk, fish, logging, lynx, opinion, squirrels
by Michael Garrity, Opinion A Feb. 11 opinion column in the Tribune alleged that an appeal of the Benchmark logging proposal was somehow “irresponsible.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 7, 2011 | AWR, bears, elk, fish, hunting, logging, lynx, owls, roads, squirrels
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Butte, MT — Two conservation groups, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council, filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court yesterday against the U.S. Forest...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 18, 2011 | Associated Press, AWR, bobcats, forest, Gallatin National Forest, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Lolo National Forest, lynx
by Eve Byron, Independent Record Critical habitat for Canada lynx will be re-evaluated by the federal government in three states, after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its appeal of a ruling by a federal court judge in Missoula. U.S. District Court Judge...
