May 2009

Public Deserves Say On Snowmobile Decision

Created by Adam Rissien on May 29, 2009

Public Deserves Say On Snowmobile Decision

Contact: Adam Rissien, Wildlands CPR, 543-9551
John Grove, Friends of the Bitterroot, 777-2423
Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center,
406-324-8011

Missoula – The public deserves a chance to weigh in on a decision allowing snowmobiling in a wilderness study area on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, say two conservation groups filing suit over the proposal.

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Minnesota Ups the Ante on Penalties

Created by Sarah Peters on May 26, 2009

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Adaptation to Climate Change Necessitates Watershed Restoration

Created by Josh Hurd on May 26, 2009

Adaptation to climate change no longer implies giving up on the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Rather, it is an acknowledgement that global warming is already affecting the world. A recent Yale Environment 360 article on the matter discusses this issue:

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Wildlands CPR Files Forest Plan Appeal - A Wonky Perspective

Created by Adam Rissien on May 22, 2009

Wildlands CPR filed an appeal this week on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Revised Forest Plan, citing several flaws in the final decision and supporting analysis. Joining us in our appeal was the Winter Wildlands Alliance, Friends of the Bitterroot and Montanans for Quiet Recreation.

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Citizen Science At Work in the Clearwater National Forest

Created by on May 19, 2009

by Greg Peters, Field Coordinator

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Setting up for the field season

Created by Adam Switalski on May 18, 2009

Greg Peters, our Field Coordinator, and I began to set up Wildlands CPR’s wildlife monitoring field sites on the Clearwater National Forest this weekend. After a week of rain and snow, the skies cleared and we had a sunny first day in the field.

Our first site was a recontoured road. It was pretty steep and rocky at the entrance and made for some difficulty carrying the track plate and roof