AWR welcomes Footloose Montana as a new member group

YOUNG DODGE LOGGING PROJECT: THREATENING ENDANGERED SPECIES IN NW MT
▸ Environmental groups sue to block Kootenai Forest timber sale, missoulian.com, May 14
▸ Massive Clearcuts Planned for Northwestern Montana Threaten Imperiled Canada Lynx and Grizzly Bears, Press Release, May 14
▸ Complaint, May 14
▸ locator and other maps, USFS, Kootenai NF

HELICOPTER HAZING BISON (& GRIZZLY BEARS)
▸ Alliance for the Wild Rockies seeks emergency injunction to halt helicopter bison hazing, Press Release, May 13
▸ Emergency Motion, May 13
▸ Wildlife advocates outraged after lone bull bison shot in wildlife management area, nbcmontana.com, Apr 19
▸ Helena-based conservation group appeals bison hazing ruling to Ninth Circuit Court, helenair.com, Mar 28
▸ Court throws out helicopter hazing challenge, bozemandailychronicle.com, Mar 27

STONEWALL VEGETATION PROJECT, HELENA NF
▸ Logging and burns proposed for Lincoln Ranger District, helenair.com, May 7
▸ Stonewall locator map, USFS, Helena NF

SAGE GROUSE HABITAT
▸ Forest Service to reconsider thinning work near Wise River, mtstandard.com, Apr 19 ▸ Government denies claims concerning sage grouse, mtstandard.com, Mar 1
▸ Groups sue Forest Service to protect sage grouse, bozeman dailychronicle .com, Dec 24
▸ Conservation Groups Sue Forest Service to Stop Burning Sage Grouse Habitat, Press Release, Dec 18
▸ Complaint, Dec 18
▸ project locator map
▸ detailed USFS project map

FOREST FOR THE TREES
▸ A different take on forest management, George Wuerthner, helenair.com, Apr 8

COURT DENIES LIFTING INJUNCTION ON USFS LOGGING PROJECT
▸ Judge rejects new version of forest project near Seeley Lake, missoulian.com, Mar 27
▸ Judge keeps block on Lolo forest project, nbcmontana.com, Mar 27
▸ Court denies lifting injunction on Colt Summit Project, kpax.com, Mar 27
▸ Court Denies Lifting Injunction on Colt Summit Project, Press Release, Mar 27
▸ Order, Mar 27

SUING TO PROTECT ENDANGERED LYNX
▸ Groups sue Montana over trapping of imperiled lynx, chicagotribune.com, reuters.com, uk.reuters.com, & scientificamerican .com, Mar 21
▸ Lawsuit filed to protect lynx from trapping, helenair.com, Mar 21
▸ Groups sue to stop trapping in lynx areas, bozeman dailychronicle.com, Mar 22
▸ Groups sue to end trapping in 15 Montana counties, seattlepi.com, Mar 21
▸ Imperiled Canada Lynx Caught in Traps Push the Species Closer to Extinction, Press Release, Mar 21
▸ Complaint, Mar 21

HEBGEN TIMBER SALE CHALLENGE
▸ Group sues to stop Hebgen timber sale, bozemanchronicle.com, Mar 21

NPREPA INTRODUCED IN 113TH CONGRESS

▸ NEW: NREPA, current wilderness, and Yellowstone/Glacier National Parks, all in Google Maps
▸ Reps. Maloney, Grijalva, & Markey introduce the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, Press Release, Mar 15