Aug
09
2009
Here’s an interesting article in today’s Missoulian discussing the renewed debate over designation and expansion of wilderness areas . . .
For more than three decades, millions of Montana federal acres have been de facto wilderness.
Over the past few weeks, those slumbering lands have been shoved back into the spotlight. And last Wednesday, the 9th U.S. [...]
Tags: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, roadless rule, wilderness designation
May
30
2009
I’ve you’ve lost track of the administrative and legal status of the infamous national forest “roadless rule,” you’re not alone. The Obama administration has effectively reinstated it — sort of — for a year while they figure things out. Here’s the lede from the Associated Press article as published in yesterday’s online Flathead Beacon . [...]
Tags: national forests, roadless rule