The Alliance Blog
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.
Why we need one connected grizzly bear population
Originally published here. When U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen issued his the order that reversed the Trump administration’s decision to take Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bears off the threatened species list he did so for the best of reasons: Isolated...
Using wildfires as an excuse to plunder forests
Originally published in the Idaho State Journal. President Donald Trump recently blamed environmental protections for the loss of homes and lives in wildfires in California, and followed up that groundless suggestion by strongly implying that increased logging could...
Judge extends order blocking grizzly hunt
Originally published here... A federal judge has blocked the start of grizzly bear hunting seasons for another two weeks while he finishes a ruling on the legality of ending Endangered Species Act protection for bears around Yellowstone National Park. “There remain...
Appeals court ruling halts giant forest project in Idaho
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho Originally published here... A giant forest project in Idaho is on hold following a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision Monday halts the 125-square-mile (325-square-kilometer) project on the...
Judge halts logging project along Yellowstone National Park’s border
Originally posted here... A logging project proposed along the northwestern border of Yellowstone National Park has been halted by a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling. On Aug. 13, Judge Dana Christensen found in favor of the Native Ecosystems Council and the Alliance...
Federal Appeals Court rules East Reservoir logging project violates the law
Calling it “one of the worst logging projects in decades,” Mike Garrity, Executive Director for the Alliance for the Wild Rockies announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in the Alliance’s favor in its legal challenge to the East...
Delisting of lynx based on pending court date, not science
Contact Noreen Walsh and demand that Fish and Wildlife Service retract its recommendation to delist the lynx! The science, facts, and law require a recovery plan for this imperiled species, not the complete elimination of protections. Noreen Walsh, Regional Director,...
Moose Creek Vegetation Project FOIA documents
Below are links to documents related to the Moose Creek Vegetation Project Freedom of Information Act request put forth by AWR. Click links to download documents. 4-26-2011Mt.govFieldGuides 2017DMMooseCreekPressRelease 2672-2672.24a 2672.24b-2676.17c...
Rocky Mountain Groups to Challenge Yellowstone Grizzly De-Listing
MISSOULA, Mont. – Three Rocky Mountain conservation groups – Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Western Watersheds Project, and Native Ecosystems Council – today submitted a Notice of Intent to litigate the administration’s decision to remove the Yellowstone grizzly bear population from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) threatened species list.
Grizzly Timber Sale FOIA FY2016-80 Final Response
Click below to view the Grizzly Timber Sale FOIA FY2016-80 Final Response FY2016-80 Final Response Letter
Federal District Court issues injunction stopping Stonewall Timber sale that threatens lynx habitat
CONTACT: Mike Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, 406 459-5936 The Federal District Court in Missoula on Tuesday issued a Preliminary Injunction sought by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council against the Helena -...
Donate for TV ads to stop yellowstone bison massacre
We are racing to stop the immediate and unnecessary slaughter of wild bison in Yellowstone National Park. We are putting up billboards and running ads on local television in Montana encouraging people to call Governor Steve Bullock who has the power to fight back...
Alliance for the Wild Rockies Lawsuit Forces Federal Agencies to Consult on Dams in Bull Trout Critical Habitat
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed suit in federal court in Portland, Oregon against the Army Corp of Engineers, the Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation in July 2016 for failing to complete consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Stop the Yellowstone Massacre of Bison
This week billboards went up west of Bozeman on the highway leading to Yellowstone National Park and in Helena near the state capitol building asking Governor Bullock to “Stop the Yellowstone Massacre.” This is the headline message overlaying a stark winter landscape...
Conservation Groups Challenge Blackfoot Timber sale that threatens elk, grizzly bear and lynx habitat
Two conservation groups, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council, filed suit in Federal District Court in Missoula Friday challenging the Stonewall Vegetation Project in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest about 4 miles northwest of Lincoln,...
Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bears get day in court
By ROB CHANEY [email protected] Originally published in The Missoulian here. Whether grizzly bear numbers in northwest Montana are stable, shrinking or growing, both sides of a lawsuit over their federal status agree there aren’t enough of them. But lawyers for...
25 bison to be sent to Corwin Springs; slaughter to resume
By Michael Wright Chronicle Staff Writer Originally published in the Bozeman Chronicle here. Call Yellowstone National Park, (307) 344-7381 Tell them to stop slaughtering Bison. Call MT Gov. Bullock, 406-444-3111 After about two weeks of uncertainty, 25 bison inside...
Thin Green Line: 20 Groups Standing Between You and Doom
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR Originally published by CounterPunch.com here. Last January during one of the early skirmishes in the Democratic Primaries, Bernie Sanders took a rare direct shot at Hillary Clinton and her political support group, the DC cabal of liberal NGOs....
Conservation Groups Challenge Timber sale in the Swan Valley to protect big game and fisher habitat
CONTACT: Keith Hammer, Chair of Swan View Coalition, 406 755-1379. Mike Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, 406 459-5936 Four conservation groups, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Swan View Coalition, Friends of the Wild Swan, and Native...
Judge Blocks Montana Logging Project in Canada Lynx Habitat
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Originally published here: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/11/24/us/ap-us-threatened-species-logging.html HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge blocked a logging project northeast of Yellowstone National Park until federal officials analyze the...
Federal Court Stops Massive Red Lodge Area Logging Project
Calling it “one of the worst places for clearcuts,” Mike Garrity, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, announced that a Federal District Court has granted its request for an injunction, halting a massive clearcut and logging project west of Red...
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals halts East Reservoir Timber Sale
Calling it “one of the worst logging projects in decades,” Mike Garrity, Executive Director for the Alliance for the Wild Rockies announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted its request for an injunction halting a massive clearcut and logging...
A Victory for the Lynx
A federal court in Montana ruled Wednesday in favor of Alliance for the Wild Rockies and allies in their challenge to the federal government’s lack of protection in failing to designate critical habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of the rare and imperiled...
Judge Halts Beaverhead Deerlodge Timber Project
by Laura Lundquist Originally published here. A federal judge halted a timber project Friday because the Forest Service might have overstepped its bounds in bypassing the public process. On Friday, Missoula federal District Judge Donald Molloy put a hold on the...
Here are four ways you can take action.
Let your voice be heard. Choose an action and do it now!
DONATE
Support AWR’s ongoing work to protect the Northern Rockies ecosystem so there is something left to protect when our NREPA bill finally becomes law.
CONTACT SENATE
Help get our NREPA bill sponsored in the Senate. Its easy to find your State Senators and send our pre-written message, or you can create your own.
CONTACT HOUSE
Help get NREPA sponsored in the House. Its easy to find your Representatives and send our pre-written message, or you can create your own.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or need support with using our website here’s how you can get in touch.
Main office: 406-459-5936
Email: [email protected]
USPS: Alliance for the Wild Rockies
P.O. Box 505 Helena, MT 59624
Executive Director: Mike Garrity
Join Our Facebook Community
Get Updates
30 Years Of Service
