Forest Plan Failure in the Montana ... they are illegally dismissing Congressional intent by shrinking the 87,000 acres Big Snowy Mountains WSA to only 66,000 acres of recommended wilderness ...

(CN) – The 9th Circuit on Friday refused to interfere with a project to reduce vegetation in a Montana forest that has not seen a wildfire in more than 100 years. ... (WSA) and nearby Sapphire Village ...

In its 2021 Forest Plan, the Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest decided not to recommend the Middle Fork Judith for wilderness due to “existing uses occurring adjacent” to the area that ...

On Monday, the Beaverhead County Commission voted unanimously to send a letter to Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte expressing support for legislation the congressmen have sponsored to release ...

HELENA — Montana is looking to support the U.S. Forest Service in fighting off a lawsuit challenging a wildfire mitigation project. The Independent Record reports state Attorney General Tim Fox ...

Bills authored by Montana Republicans U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte to remove Wilderness Study Area designations from wildlands in Montana are dead for this Congress, parties ...

A federal judge ruled that parts of a plan to manage 2.4-million acres of Flathead National Forest in Montana violated the law because it would imperil grizzly bears, but said he would not throw ...

For decades, Montanans have sought a path towards resolving the management of more than a half-million acres of public lands designated as wilderness study areas. These are places so special ...

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Taking a step in tandem with the U.S. Forest Service, Gov. Steve Bullock announced an update of his Forests in Focus Initiative to get more work done in the Montana woods. “Insects and disease ...

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