by Mike Garrity | Mar 29, 2010 | AWR, bears, Cabinet Mountains, fire, mining, wilderness
by Michael Jamison of the Missoulian TROY – A controversial mine that would tunnel beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness was put on hold Monday when a federal judge rejected Forest Service approval of the proposed copper and silver operation. “From our...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 27, 2010 | AWR, logging, opinion, wilderness
by Steve Kelly What makes Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (S1470) so contentious? Its stated purpose: “To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the state of Montana,...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 18, 2010 | AWR, logging, wilderness
by Eve Byron, Independent Record Sixteen former council members of the Montana Wilderness Association – including four past presidents – publicly denounced Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act on Wednesday, adding that MWA has compromised...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 16, 2010 | AWR, roads, wilderness, wildlife
by Bill Schneider UPDATED, 10 am, 2-18-10: After seeing this article, two more former MWA council members, Susan Colvin and Dan Heinz (past vice-president) have joined the list and signed the letter opposing Tester’s bill, bringing the total to 18. Anybody who...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 10, 2010 | AWR, bears, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, logging, wilderness, wildlife
My name is Michael Garrity and I am the Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies is a Helena, MT based conservation organization with over 2000 members. Our mission is to protect wildlife habitat in the Northern...
by Mike Garrity | Dec 14, 2009 | AWR, fish, forest, logging, wilderness
by Noelle Straub, E&E reporter Trying to satisfy everyone from wilderness advocates to timber companies, Sen. Jon Tester has proposed a new model for managing national forests. The Democrat’s controversial proposal, which he has dubbed the “Forest...
