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Learn about our ongoing work and success in holding our government agencies accountable to the laws that protect our ecosystems and species from habitat destruction caused by extractive industries.
Groups Sue to Stop Forest Thinning
by Jim Mann, The Daily Inter Lake Environmental groups have sued to stop pre-commercial thinning work on the Flathead National Forest, raising arguments that are similar to those applied in two previous lawsuits targeting timber sales. The Alliance for the Wild...
Federal Judge Rules for Conservation Groups — Stops Forest Service Logging in Lynx Habitat on Border of Yellowstone National Park
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council challenged the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plans to log 7,000 acres of lodgepole...
Federal Judge Rules for Conservation Groups – Stops Forest Service Logging in Lynx Habitat on Border of Yellowstone National Park
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council challenged the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plans to log 7,000 acres of lodgepole...
Federal Judge halts Eastern Idaho Logging Project
by Keith Ridler BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has halted a 7,000-acre eastern Idaho logging project in potential lynx habitat near Yellowstone National Park after finding the U.S. Forest Service failed to follow federal laws intended to safeguard the...
Conservation Groups file lawsuit in Federal District Court to Stop Logging in Flathead National Forest
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Arlene Montgomery, Friends of the Wild Swan, (406) 886-2011 Three conservation groups, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan and Native Ecosystems Council...
No ‘Lawless Logging’ in Montana
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 Howard...
Conservation Group Files Extensive Comments to Sleeping Giant’s Zip Line Plans
by Martin Kidston, Billings Gazette CODY, Wyo. — A conservation group based in Montana is asking the Shoshone National Forest to consult the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when considering the impacts a zip line at Sleeping Giant Ski Area might have on grizzly bears...
AWR Files to Protect Grizzly Bears
‘Til the Cows Come Home U.S. Judge Halts Aerial Herding of Yellowstone Bison Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Helicopter Use in Bison Hazing Federal Judge Halts Low-Level Helicopter Bison Hazing to Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies Order, May 14, 2012 (doc) Cattle...
‘Til the Cows Come Home
by George Ochenski How much longer will we haze bison with helicopters? It's springtime in the Rockies and that means the brutal practice of hazing bison off federal lands to make room for cattle is once again in full swing, as state and federal agents seek to drive...
Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Helicopter Use in Bison Hazing
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer For at least the next two weeks, Montana Department of Livestock helicopters will cease to hover in the skies around Yellowstone National Park. Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell agreed with the arguments...
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...
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