Letter: Forest bill best way to preserve quality hunting Nov 21, 2009
outlaw wrote on Nov 20, 2009 8:16 AM:" Heres what those forest jobs will look like and I see this crap every week:3 logging projects challenged by envirosBy The Associated Press - 11/18/2009 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) An environmental group is seeking to stop three logging projects on several thousand acres in northwest Montana, arguing that the timber sales would harm the area's fledgling grizzly bear population.The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the projects in... (Montana Standard, MT)
Wolf advocates won't appeal ruling allowing hunts Sep 18, 2009
Michael Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said focusing on the main lawsuit might lead to a decision while the hunts are still in progress. "We are concerned about the effect on wolves of hunts that do not conclude in Idaho until March 31, 2010," Garrity said. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Group unveils plan to protect Rocky Mt. Front Sep 17, 2009
Michael Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said the proposal would allow for more logging and road building. His group has proposed a wilderness designation for a larger area along the Front. (Montana Standard, MT)
Advocates won't appeal wolf huntng Sep 15, 2009
Michael Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and one of the EarthJustice clients, said focusing on the main court case might get a decision while the hunts are still in progress. "We are concerned about the effect on wolves of hunts that do not conclude in Idaho until March 31, 2010," Garrity said, "We hope this will help the judge to reach a decision as soon as possible." The groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in April over its decision to delist gray... (Montana Standard, MT)
Our readers speak: Wilderness is not a viable land management option Sep 11, 2009
digger4life wrote on Sep 2, 2009 8:19 AM:" Jack, isn't it ironic that you denounce this letter and its supporting comments as same 'ol yada yada yada, you go on to spew same general, worthless comments as every other person in favor of Tester's bill? Why can't you answer outlaws questions? I have one question that I have asked multiple times, but no one has answered. What provision in Tester's bill prohibits extreme environmental obstuctionist groups from filing frivolous against logging... (Montana Standard, MT)
First wolf hunt moving ahead Aug 27, 2009
Plaintiffs include Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, The Humane Society, Center for Biological Diversity, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Friends of the Clearwater, Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands, Western Watersheds Project, Wildlands Network and Hells Canyon Preservation Council. Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity said that with a wolf hunt scheduled to start Sept. 1 in Idaho, he's glad the court is... (Montana Standard, MT)
Schweitzer hints state will fight for wolf hunt Aug 26, 2009
The lawsuit coalition includes the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Montana's wolf season calls for a harvest of 75 animals. (Montana Standard, MT)
Wolf licenses go on sale Aug 25, 2009
Plaintiffs include Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, The Humane Society, Center for Biological Diversity, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Friends of the Clearwater, Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands, Western Watersheds Project, Wildlands Network and Hells Canyon Preservation Council. Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity said that with a wolf hunt scheduled to start Sept. 1 in Idaho, he s glad the court is... (Helena Independent Record)
Wilderness for logging? Aug 17, 2009
Among them is Michael Garrity with the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. His group is among the frequent litigants of logging and fuel reduction projects on the forest. (Montana Standard, MT)
Wilderness back in spotlight Aug 9, 2009
And that's the worry of folks such as Alliance for the Wild Rockies director Michael Garrity. As he reads Sen. (Missoulian, MT)
Letter: Wilderness bill is not in state's best interests Aug 6, 2009
digger4life wrote on Aug 5, 2009 4:25 PM:" To make middleroad's point, one week ago the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and the Native Ecosystems Council, two extreme environmental obstructionist groups, filed a lawsuit to block a timber sale that would allow log 1,600 acres west of Wisdom (Google rat creek lawsuit). The sale called for salvage logging of dead and dying trees that are clearly in Tester's designated suitable logging zone. I skimmed through Tester's Act again but could not find... (Montana Standard, MT)
Environmentalists try to enter lynx suit Aug 5, 2009
The Sierra Club, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council and Center for Native Ecosystems said more designated habitat is needed in Colorado, western Montana and eastern Idaho. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Judge halts biathlon course Jul 30, 2009
Her group filed the lawsuit opposing the project along with the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, American Wildlands and the Native Ecosystems Council ... Mike Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, called Molloy s ruling a pretty resounding victory. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Judge halts proposed biathlon course near Helena Jul 30, 2009
"We always thought it was obvious they weren't following the law, and we wish they would start listening to our comments. That would have saved everybody a lot of time and money," said Mike Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. "They have a lot of things to fix, and I don't think they can do that and still have a biathlon course there.". (Montana Standard, MT)
Tester unveils forest bill Jul 18, 2009
To Mike Garrity, executive director of the Helena-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies, the proposed bill gives away protection for some lands proposed as wilderness while promoting logging. He was especially concerned about the mandated logging, noting that it doesn t agree with the recently completed Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest Management Plan. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Groups debate grizzly bear delisting Jul 17, 2009
The original plaintiffs were the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Humane Society, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watershed Project, Great Bear Foundation and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. FWS officials recommended taking the Yellowstone-area grizzly population off threatened status after the bears reached a threshold of 500 animals in and around the national park. (Missoulian, MT)
Tester to unveil forest bill Jul 15, 2009
Alliance for the Wild Rockies director Michael Garrity objected to early drafts that appeared to mandate logging levels that overruled Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. Keith Olson of the Montana Logging Association was concerned the legislation wouldn't have enough legal protection for the logging it might allow. (Missoulian, MT)
Tester wilderness bill targets jobs, recreation, staff says Jul 14, 2009
Michael Garrity of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, for one, believes there was too much pandering to timber interests for what environmentalists got in return. For example, he criticized part of the Blackfoot-Clearwater project that seeks. (Missoulian, MT)
Wilderness bill: Tester criticized for being secretive Jul 9, 2009
But Michael Garrity, director of Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said he believes Tester isn't making good on a promise to run a transparent office. I'm frustrated that I haven't been more involved, he said. (Missoulian, MT)
Feds agree to new bull trout protections Jul 9, 2009
I hope this brings the end of corruption of the critical habitat process under Julie MacDonald, and I hope the Obama administration will do it based on science instead of politics, said Michael Garrity of Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a plaintiff in the case. Critical habitat protections for bull trout conflict with logging, mining and grazing on national forests in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Montana. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Quota set for wolf hunting Jul 9, 2009
Mike Garrity, executive director of the Helena-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies, added that Montana shouldn t have a wolf hunting season until the population is fully recovered. To do that, wolves need to expand out of Montana. (Helena Independent Record)
Judge says Bush-era bull trout plan ‘illogical' Jul 9, 2009
U.S. District Judge Robert Jones sided with Montana-based Friends of the Wild Swan and Alliance for the Wild Rockies and against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a July 1 decision ... Alliance for the Wild Rockies director Michael Garrity said the work was all the more critical since the recent discovery of lake trout in the Seeley-Swan drainage, one of the principal bull trout spawning areas. (Missoulian, MT)
9th Circuit tosses lawsuit challenging Lolo forest timber sale Jul 1, 2009
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the suit by the Missoula-based WildWest Institute, formerly the Ecology Center Inc., and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies in Helena ... Michael Garrity, executive director of the plaintiff, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, also said the 9th Circuit ruling was no surprise in light of the earlier court opinion but said they planned to challenge the exemption elsewhere. (Missoulian, MT)
Forest Service names new chief - Tidwell third consecutive boss from Missoula office Jun 18, 2009
One of those opponents has been Mike Garrity of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. He's always been professional and polite to deal with, but in end we've ended up suing him regularly at least 20 times since he's been regional forester, Garrity said of Tidwell. (Missoulian, MT)
Gray wolf lawsuits filed in Montana, Wyoming Jun 3, 2009
Michael Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, says Bangs comment is a straw man argument ... This is the third attempt to take wolves off the list of protected species, and the second time a lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, The Humane Society of the United States, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Friends of the Clearwater, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Oregon Wild, Cascadia... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Groups challenge lynx decision May 28, 2009
The suit by the Sierra Club, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, the Native Ecosystems Council and the Center for Native Ecosystems seeks court-ordered reconsideration of the Fish and Wildlife decision, but does not specify how much additional land the groups want designated. "For the lynx to survive in a changing climate, the Fish and Wildlife Service must provide appropriate habitat and create wildlife corridors that will allow for migration as temperatures rise," Bruce Hamilton of the Sierra... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Advocates say FWS must expand lynx habitat May 28, 2009
The Montana-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Sierra Club and two other conservation organizations sued the federal government Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Missoula ... Lynx can't get off the endangered species list if the different populations can't connect, Alliance for the Wild Rockies director Michael Garrity said Wednesday. (Missoulian, MT)
Forest plan gripes abound May 23, 2009
Among the entities that filed an appeal to the plan are Beaverhead County, motorized-access group Citizens for Balanced Use and the environmental group Alliance for the Wild Rockies. "I guess we're not the only ones who object to the plan," said Michael Garrity, AWR spokesman. (Montana Standard, MT)
Helena Natl. Forest proposes thinning project Apr 7, 2009
Michael Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said that even with a smaller project, there is an adverse effect on elk hiding cover. "It's already below their own forest plan standards," he said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Wolf debate flares Apr 2, 2009
They haven t fixed the problems that Judge (Donald) Molloy found the last time we sued there s no genetic interchange of wolves outside and inside of Yellowstone National Park, and conservation biologists say the numbers are too low to delist them now, said Michael Garrity, executive director of the Helena-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and others with the federal government disagree, with Salazar saying in March that dropping gray wolves from... (Helena Independent Record)
Wilderness proposals, debates cropping up Feb 23, 2009
Although her bill has 50 co-signers and local support from groups like the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg is not among them. (Missoulian, MT)
