by Mike Garrity | Sep 24, 2014 | AWR, Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Bridger Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, logging, moose, timber
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer Environmental groups have sued to stop a logging project near Bridger Bowl Ski Area, claiming it would destroy too much wildlife habitat. But a new federal rule could make it harder for them to win. On Wednesday, the Alliance...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 21, 2013 | AWR, bobcats, deer, dogs, elk, lynx, moose
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters (Reuters) — Conservationists sued Montana wildlife officials on Thursday, claiming the state violated the U.S. Endangered Species Act by allowing hunters to set traps in areas known to be inhabited by the imperiled Canada lynx. Alliance for...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 30, 2009 | AWR, bears, elk, lynx, moose, wildlife
by Eve Byron – Independent Record A federal court judge put a halt Wednesday to construction of a biathlon course near MacDonald Pass west of Helena. In issuing his summary judgment ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy said that an investigation of...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 27, 2009 | AWR, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, beetles, fire, logging, moose, pileated woodpecker, wilderness, wolverines
by Daniel Person, Chronicle Staff Writer In Madison County, there’s a place called Cowboy’s Heaven. Wolverines live there, as do moose, black bears and mountain lions. No roads cut across its open grasslands or through its forests, and it’s...
by Mike Garrity | Apr 23, 2009 | AWR, bears, elk, fish, goats, Grand Canyon National Park, logging, lynx, mining, moose, sheep, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park
by Todd Wilkinson After years of pushing Congress to protect a vast swath of her adopted Northern Rockies, Carole King may finally have a more receptive audience “Hi,” she said, extending her hand, almost shyly, “my name is Carole.” Sixteen...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 19, 2008 | AWR, bears, deer, elk, forest, hunting, lynx, moose, wildlife, wolverines
contacts Gayle Joslin & Jim Posewitz , Helena Hunters and Anglers Association, (406) 449-2795 Michael Garrity, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 April E. Johnston, Conservation Director, American Wildlands, (406) 586-8175 x106 Sarah K. McMillan,...