by Mike Garrity | Jul 19, 2013 | AWR, bobcats, lynx
by Tribune Staff Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks expects to make a decision on a proposed commercial fur farm north of western Montana’s Stevensville next month. The fur farm proposal is the first FWP has considered in six to eight years, said Michael Lee,...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 14, 2013 | AWR, Lolo National Forest, lynx, opinion, wildlife
by George Ochenski, Opinion Page, Missoulian Anyone who has dealt with a government agency probably has a story to tell about how hard it was to get to the bottom of the issue. That’s especially true in regards to the U.S. Forest Service when politicians like...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | AWR, bears, elk, forest, goshawk, lynx, wolverines
by Rob Chaney A timber sale around Lindbergh Lake is headed to court after planners and opponents disagreed over how beneficial it might be to old-growth forests and rare wildlife. Four Montana conservation groups sued to block the Glacier-Loon Timber Sale in Missoula...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | AWR, lynx, Yellowstone National Park
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Missoula, MT — A Montana federal district court halted the proposed Cabin Gulch timber sale in the Helena National Forest last night. The logging was planned on 2,289 acres,...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | Associated Press, AWR, lynx
by Associated Press A federal judge has blocked another Montana logging project because the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Services did not take the proper steps to determine whether lynx may be in the area. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen on Monday...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | Associated Press, AWR, logging, lynx
by Associated Press A federal judge this week blocked three Montana logging projects in two national forests, saying the U.S. government did not properly examine the effects the projects might have on lynx and the threatened animal’s habitat. That makes four...
