by Mike Garrity | Oct 26, 2014 | AWR, opinion, timber
by Michael Garrity, Opinion The IR’s recent article on citizen enforcement of natural resource laws would have been more informative for readers had it concentrated on why the Forest Service keeps losing lawsuits over and over for the same reasons instead of the...
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 | 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 | May 25, 2012 | AWR, fish, logging, opinion
by Michael Garrity, Opinion Columnists A handful of timber corporations recently took out full-page ads statewide to criticize the Alliance for the Wild Rockies for doing what we do well — working to keep Montana “high, wide and handsome” as Joseph Kinsey...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 7, 2012 | AWR, bears, elk, logging, lynx, opinion
by Mike Garrity, guest opinion One of the many reasons that Butte is a great place to live is the tremendous wild country surrounding the area. Within minutes of Butte there is world-class fishing on the Big Hole and Jefferson Rivers and some of the best elk hunting...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 8, 2011 | AWR, bears, Helena National Forest, logging, lynx, opinion, roads, wildlife
by Michael Garrity, Opinion, IR Your Turn A Nov. 1 article in the Independent Record reported that a “collaborative” group developed and submitted to the Forest Service a proposal to log thousands of acres in and around an inventoried roadless area...
