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U.S. Judge Halts Aerial Herding of Yellowstone Bison
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters SALMON, Idaho, May 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered a halt to the use of low-flying helicopters to herd wayward bison back into Yellowstone National Park after environmentalists argued that the flights were disturbing protected...
Federal Judge Halts Low-Level Helicopter Bison Hazing to Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 After hearing arguments at earlier today, Federal District Court Judge Charles C. Lovell granted the Alliance for the Wild Rockies' request for a Temporary Restraining Order...
Cattle Group Responds to Bison Injunction Request
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer Meant to clarify the process of managing bison, the Interagency Bison Management Plan this week is providing fodder for a bison tug-of-war between opposing groups. On Friday, the Montana Farm Bureau released a statement...
Two Organizations Challenge Hazing Practices
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer A Helena judge has agreed to hear a Bozeman conservation group's request to halt helicopter use during bison hazing. In the meantime, Yellowstone National Park officials await the governor's response to their request to stop...
MT Group seeks to Block Helicopter use to Herd Bison
by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena) HELENA — A non-profit group is asking a federal court judge to stop the state from using helicopters to herd bison. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed the injunction this week claiming the use of low flying helicopters to herd bison...
Request for Injunction to Halt Bison Hazing to Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 As helicopters took to the air to haze bison into Yellowstone Park, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies took its case to court to try and stop them. "We have tried to reason with...
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Logging Projects
by Brett French Environmental groups have filed suit to halt two logging projects proposed by the Forest Service to lessen wildfire danger south of Bozeman and along the East Boulder River. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed suit...
Conservations Groups Sue Over Gallatin National Forest Logging Projects
by Carly Flandro, Chronicle Staff Writer Conservation groups filed a lawsuit this week against two proposed logging and road-building projects in the Gallatin National Forest. The conservationists previously brought their objections before the U.S. Forest Service but...
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Road-building in Bozeman’s Watershed and East Boulder Creek
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 586-4421 Bozeman, MT — The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Federal...
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging in Bozeman Watershed
by Katherine Mozzone BOZEMAN, Mont. — Conservation groups continue to fight against proposed logging and road-building in Bozeman's Watershed and East Boulder Creek. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed a lawsuit in Federal District...
Win Against USFS Beaver Creek Logging/Roading Project
USFS Beaver Creek Logging/Roading Project Judge Orders Forest Service to Rework EIS Order, March 26, 2012 (PDF) Judgment, March 26, 2012 (PDF)
Judge Orders Forest Service to Rework EIS
by Gazette Staff A federal judge has ordered the Forest Service to halt implementation of a logging project in the largest island of public land in southeastern Montana and to issue a supplemental environmental impact statement to address deficiencies in its first...
Alliance for the Wild Rockies Halts Logging and Road Building Project in Eastern Montana
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 586-4221 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed a lawsuit in federal court to halt a massive...
9th Circuit Clears Amendment that Shielded Wolf Delisting from Court Review
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian Shielding the delisting of Rocky Mountain gray wolves from court review didn't violate the Constitution's separation of powers doctrine, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel unanimously rejected the...
Appeals Court Upholds Simpson’s Rider that Delisted Idaho Wolves
by Rocky Barker The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy's decision that Congress did not violate the Constitution when it delisted wolves in the Rocky Mountains. Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson authored the rider to the 2012...
Appeals Court Upholds Wolf De-listing
by Dennis Bragg (KPAX/KAJ Media Center) SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says Congress was within its power when it ordered wolves in the Northern Rockies taken off the Endangered Species List last year. The ruling came Wednesday morning in the...
OK to Remove Gray Wolf from Endangered List
by Tim Hull (CN) — The government can remove the Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List, the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday, paving the way for continued hunting of the predators in several western states. The federal appeals court in Pasadena...
Fleecer Timber Cut Illegal, Says Group
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...
USFS Proposed Fleecer Timber Sale
Proposed Fleecer Timer Sale Area Fleecer Timber Cut Illegal, Says Group Environmentalists Sue Over Fleecer Logging Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Road Building in Lynx, Grizzly and Elk Habitat Complaint, Feb 21, 2012 (PDF)
Wide Range of Groups Against Seeley Lake Logging Lawsuit
by Eve Byron, Independent Record A proposed project that includes logging, roadwork and weed spraying on national forest land north of Seeley Lake is pitting a wide-ranging array of organizations against four environmental groups that filed a lawsuit opposing the...
Lolo National Forest Colt Timber Project Habitat Threat
Locator Map (link) Wide Range of Groups Against Seeley Lake Logging Lawsuit Conservationists Unlikely Opponent to Logging Suit
Conservationists Unlikely Opponent to Logging Suit
by Matt Volz, Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (WTW) — Conservation groups suing to block a logging project in a western Montana have found an unlikely opponent: other conservation groups. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and three other conservation groups filed a...
Environmentalists Sue Over Fleecer Logging
by Nick Gevock of The Montana Standard Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Forest Service over a logging and habitat improvement project proposed on 3,000 acres of Mount Fleecer. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed suit in...
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Road Building in Lynx, Grizzly and Elk Habitat
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Butte, MT — Calling it "one of the most corrupt logging projects ever proposed in Montana," Mike Garrity, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, announced...
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