NEWS 2010   (arranged by topic, date)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAY WOLF

• Rocky Mountain low, latimes.com, Dec 16, 2010
• Wolves back on endangered list, helenair.com, Aug 6, 2010
• Judge puts wolf hunts on hold, greatfallstribune. com, Aug 6, 2010
• the Order, Aug 5, 2010
  
  
• Idaho, Montana Wolf Hunt, Press Release, Mar 31

TESTER'S BILL (Forest Jobs and Recreation Act)

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• Montanans take Tester to task, helenair.com, Dec 19
• Opposition and Support
• Attempt to Attach Logging Bill to Senate Continuing Resolution, Action Alert, Dec 11
• Tester hopes to hitch his forest plan to massive omnibus bill, greatfallstribune.com, Dec 11
• Tester Looking to Attach FJRA Bill to Other Bills, Associated Press, Nov 23


• Forest bill draft cuts logging mandate, but Tester won't support, missoulian.com, June 4
• Forest bill backers rap panel's changes, greatfallstribune.com, June 4
• Guest opinion: Tester's bill threatens future of public forests, billingsgazette.com, Feb 27
• Former MWA chiefs blast Tester bill, helenair.com, Feb 18
• Tester's Bill Causing Major Rift Among Wilderness Advocates, newwest.net, Feb 16
• AWR Testimony on Tester Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, Jan 8

BULL TROUT CRITICAL HABITAT

BIG WIN FOR BULL TROUT

• Protection for threatened bull trout expanded in West, seattletimes.nwsource.com, Oct 12
• Feds release final rule on bull trout habitat, helenair.com, Oct 12


• Press Release, Jan 13
• News Release, USFWS, Jan 13
• Questions & Answers, USFWS, Jan 13
• Proposed Rules, Federal Register, Jan 13
• Huge areas of Northwest to be earmarked for bull trout, latimes.com, Jan 13
• White House seeks to sharply expand the bull trout's protections in Oregon and West, oregonlive.com, Jan 13
• Feds propose expanding Bush's bull trout habitat, seattletimes.com, Jan 13
• Feds propose expanding bull trout habitat in Montana, Northwest, missoulian.com, Jan 13
• Feds Propose Expanding Bush's Bull Trout Habitat, abcnews.go.com, Jan 14
• Battle for bull trout, Missoula Independent, Feb 11

PRIEST LAKE, ID HABITAT THREATENED

• Conservation Organization Files Lawsuit to Stop Logging near Priest Lake, Idaho, Press Release, Oct 7
• Complaint, Oct 6
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GALLATIN NF LOGGING WITHDRAWN

• Crazy Mountain logging project halted again, bozemandailychronicle.com, Sep 17
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Halts Crazy Mountains Logging Project That Violates Elk Hiding Cover Standards, Press Release, Sep 16
• Opinion, Sep 15


• Plan to log Gallatin withdrawn, billingsgazette.com, Sep 1
• East Boulder River logging project withdrawn after successful Appeal, Press Release, Aug 31
• Appeal, July 19, 2010

ELK HABITAT

FOREST SERVICE PULLS TIMBER SALE FOR THE 4TH TIME

• Forest Service misleading public on Elliston timber sale, helenair.com, Sep 03
• Press Release, Aug 26
• FS withdrawl letter, Aug 20
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• Elliston timber sale is really about corporate welfare, helenair.com, June 25, 2010
• Forest Service off-base with Elliston project, queencitynews.com, June 23, 2010
• Elliston timber sale about more than elk, helenair.com, May 19, 2010
• Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to stop logging in Elk Winter Range, Press Release, May 3 2010
• Complaint, May 3, 2010

COURT RULING FAVORS LYNX HABITAT

• Judge: FWS plan excluded possible lynx habitat, seattletimes.com, July 29
• Molloy rules lynx plan arbitrarily excluded possible 'critical habitat', missoulian.com, July 29

CAROLE KING - JAMES TAYLOR
TROUBADOUR REUNION

• 'Troubadour Reunion' tour donates $326,000 to Alliance for the Wild Rockies, greatfallstribune.com, June 26, 2010
•  Video of Troubadour Tour Donation

RAT CREEK SALVAGE PROJECT, BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NF

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• Appeals court halts logging in Rat Creek Salvage project, helenair.com, June 26, 2010

ETTIEN RIDGE FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT, LEWIS & CLARK NF

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• Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to stop logging of Old Growth Forest in Wildlife Management Area, Press Release, May 26, 2010
• Groups sue over forest logging plan, greatfallstribune.com, May 27, 2010

SAGE GROUSE: ANTELOPE BASIN
BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NF

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• Court Ruling Favors Conservation in FS Grazing Suit, Press Release, Mar 10
• Court favors sage grouse in Montana grazing lawsuit, billingsgazette.com, Mar 11
• Opinion, Mar 09

GRIZZLY BEARS

• Judge halts Kootenai logging projects, thewesternnews.com, July 06, 2010
• Court delays logging projects, thewesternnews.com, June 15, 2010
• Hazards Affecting Grizzly Bear Survival in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Journal of Wildlife Management, 74(4):654-667; 2010; DOI: 10.2193/2009-206
• Judge Molloy puts temporary block on Kootenai projects, citing grizzlies, Jun 11, 2010
• District Court Order, Jun 9, 2010


• Environmental groups block Benchmark burn, Apr 23, 2010


• Court Halts Proposed Spraying, Apr 7, 2010


• Judge: Spraying could harm grizzlies, missoulian.com, Apr 8, 2010
• Meetings slated on grizzly conflicts, helenair.com, Mar 25, 2010

NPS to Share in Profits..., nytimes.com, Apr 7

ROCK CREEK MINE BLOCKED locator map

• Molloy blocks mine beneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, missoulian.com, Mar 29
  
• Court Blocks Mine in Montana's Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Environmental News Service, Mar 29

PINE BARK BEETLES
Pine beetle fears misplaced, helenair.com, Mar 25, 2010

FOREST SERVICE REGION 1 Forest lawsuits high in region, mtstandard.com, Mar 11, 2010

CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST
Forest revamps anti-fire project, billingsgazette.com, Feb 26, 2010