Current work in wildlife, rivers, public lands, and climate

A federal judge ruled in favor of conservation groups and scrapped the massive Black Ram logging project in Montana’s Kootenai National Forest

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments remain safe

In decision to deny protections to Joshua trees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service again ignores climate change and legal obligations under the Endangered Species Act

Anti-wildlife Republicans are proposing to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears

Guardians calls for major shift in wildfire policy

Public comment period concludes for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

Advocates argue the Forest Service is illegally relying on regulation that excludes certain timber stand and wildlife habitat improvement projects from usual NEPA requirements

New Mexico federal court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging BLM’s approval of proposed dolomite mine in Luna County

Six organizations based in western Montana have identified major gaps in the Lolo National Forest’s Draft Assessment and Species of Conservation Concern documents

Expansion threatens sacred sites, Mexican spotted owl, Gila trout and critical watersheds