NEWS 2009

• Tester plan for wilderness, logging roils Big Sky country , E&E Publishing, Dec 14, 2009
  


• Bull trout, loggers, goshawks benefit in Lolo National Forest timber sale settlement - editorial, missoulian.com, Dec 8, 2009
  


• Wolf Hunt - editorial, Associated Press, Nov 29, 2009
  


• Nat'l parks seek to share of profitable science , Associated Press, Nov 29, 2009
  


• Ecologist questions logging as a response to beetles , helenair.com, Nov 20, 2009
  

GRIZZLY BEAR HABITAT IN KOOTENAI NF


• Conservation Organization Files Lawsuit to Stop Road Construction and Logging in Grizzly Bear Habitat in the Kootenai National Forest, Press Release, Nov 18, 2009
• Complaint, Nov 16, 2009
• Grizzly Bear Defenders Fight Logging Projects, Courthouse News Service (www.courthousenews.com), Nov 19, 2009
• Group sues over Kootenai forest road-building effect on grizzlies, missoulian.com, Nov 19, 2009




• Wolf season closes prior to quota being met, helenair.com, Nov 17, 2009



• Tester's bill is welfare for a few private mills , missoulian.com, Nov 9, 2009
  

GRIZZLY BEARS


• Forest Service pulls timber sale in an inventoried roadless area in prime grizzly bear habitat near Yellowstone Park, Press Release, Nov 5, 2009
• Grizzly bears fared poorly this October in Montana, missoulian.com, Nov 1, 2009
• Grizzlies home on range - again, greatfallstribune.com, Nov 1, 2009


WOLVES


• Poaching throws wrinkles in Montana's first wolf-hunting season, missoulian.com, Nov 1, 2009
  
• Montana wolf hunt is stalked by controversy, latimes.com, Oct 25, 2009
  
• Who will foot bill for wolves?, helenair.com, Oct 25, 2009
  


GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS
• Glacier's super wants park's backcountry to be wilderness , helenair.com, Oct 08
  
• Protect the park; Cartwright pitches wilderness designation for Glacier , Missoula Independent, Oct 15
  

CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST PROJECT WITHDRAWL
• Press release, Aug 9
• Forest Service withdraws massive road-building and clear-cutting project in the Custer National Forest in response to lawsuit, billingsgazette.com, Sep 21
• Forest Service withdrawl letter, Sep 14


• Environmental Groups Go to Bat for Montana Grizzly Bears , Courthouse News Service, Aug 31
  Complaint , Aug 26


• Judge halts biathlon course , helenair.com, Jul 30
  

GRAY WOLF: DELISTING AND HUNTING


• Wolf advocates won't appeal court decision allowing hunts in Idaho, Montana , missoulian.com, Sep 15
• Live and let live , The Salt Lake Tribune, Sep 14
• Judge: Delisting of Northern Rockies wolves likely illegal , Environment News Service, Sep 9
• Governor to Judge Molloy: Don't stop Montana's wolf hunting season , missoulian.com, Aug 26

TESTER'S FOREST JOBS & RECREATION ACT
• Wilderness back in the spotlight , missoulian.com, Aug 9
• Collateral damage: Experts wonder what Tester's bill may kill , Missoula Independent, Jul 30
• Tester's forest bill: Does nature win? , bozmandailychronicle.com, Jul 27
• Tester's logging bill turns management of our national forests over to the timber industry , Press Release, Jul 17
• Wilderness bill: Tester criticized for being secretive , Associated Press, Jul 9


• A Natural Environmentalist
  Politico, 07-13-09


• Courts Re-examine Bull Trout
  
  Press Release, 07-08-09
  seattletimes.com, 07-08-09
  Opinion and Order, 07-01-09
  Judgment, 07-01-09
  


• Tidwell Takes Helm at Forest Service
  
  spokesman.com, 06-19-09
  



• Challenge Illegal Logging in Crazy Mountains
  Press Release, 06-08-09
  Complaint, 06-05-09
  www.billingsgazette.net, 06-09-09
  www.boston.com/news, 06-09-09
  


• Groups File Suits Over Gray Wolf
  
  helenair.com, 06-03-09
  Federal Delisting Rule, 06-02-09
  Complaint, 06-02-09
  


• 05-26-2009, Lynx Decision Challenged
  
  Press Release, 05-26-09
  Complaint, 05-26-09
  www.nytimes.com, 05-26-09
  www.missoulian.com, 05-28-09
  


• 05-15-2009, Conservation Groups File Lawsuit in Federal District Court to Stop Clearcutting in Custer National Forest
  
  Press Release, 05-15-09
  billingsgazette.net, 05-16-09
  


• 05-11-2009, Federal Appeals Court Halts Implementation of Logging Project in Grizzly Bear Habitat
  
  Press Release, 05-11-09
  Court Order, 05-11-09
  flatheadbeacon.com, 05-11-09
  billingsgazette.com, 05-11-09
  missoulian.com, 05-11-09
  


• Lawmakers Bicker Over Wilderness Plan
  seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05-05-09
  


• Smith Testifies for Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
  newwest.net, 05-05-09
  


• Public land, timber harvests, and climate mitigation © 2007
  Brooks M. Depro, Brian C. Murray, Ralph J. Alig and Alyssa Shanks
  


• Northern Rockies Wilderness Bill Gets Congressional Hearing
  U.S. House of Representatives announces hearing on the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, H.R. 980, 04-21-09
  The Grassroots of NREPA, 04-16-09
  The Return of Citizen King, 04-23-09
  


• Good News for Bull Trout
  Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Bulletin, 03-27-09
  Statesman Journal, 03-30-09
  


• 03-14-2009, Groups Plan to Sue Interior Over Lynx
  
  Helena Independent Record, 03-14-09
  


• 03-06-2009, Forest Service Withdraws Timber Sale After Conservation Groups File Lawsuit in Federal District Court
  Press Release, 03-06-09
  Withdrawl, 02-25-09
  Complaint, 012-00-09
  


• 03-06-2009, Interior Secretary Salazar Announces Wolf Delisting; Conservation Groups Will Challenge The Removal of Essential Federal Protects
  Press Release, 04-01-09
  Press Release, 03-06-09
  


• 02-05-2009, Forest Service Withdraws Timber Sale After Environmental Groups File Lawsuit
  Press Release, 02-05-09
  Letter of Withdrawl, 02-04-09
  


• 02-02-2009, Groups File Suit in Federal District Court to Protect Grizzly Habitat Near Yellowstone
  Press Release, 02-02-09
  The Montana Standard, 02-03-09
  Complaint, 01-30-09
  


• 01-29-2009, Northern Rockies Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) Reintroduced
  01-29-09 Press Release
  The Bill: HR 980
  Associated Press, 02-11-09
  newwest.net
  


• 01-09-2009, Justice Department Reconsidering Bull Trout Stance
  capitalpress.info
  


• 01-08-2009, Flathead National Forest Failed to Follow the Grizzly Bear Standards in Its Forest Plan
  
  missoulian.com
  billingsgazette.net
  


• 01-02-2009, Conservation Group Reaches Settlement with Forest Service in Salmon National Forest Lawsuit
  
  Press Release
  The Olympian
  KTVB.com
  Settlement Agreement
  Memorandum Order


• The role of bark beetles in the maintenance of biodiversity in forests.