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  • Retired Forest Service NEPA legal compliance reviewer on landing in the Frank Church Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Well reasoned argument against approval of Idaho Fish and Game’s plans to chase wolves, dart them, land and collar them in Idaho’s sacred central Idaho Wilderness- Wow, this fellow knows what he is talking about. Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – – – – January 2, 2010 Dear Mr. Tidwell Chief, U.…

  • The battle over Mt. Jefferson in Tester’s Wilderness bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Continuing fight by Idaho snowmobile interests to keep a small area in Montana out of Senator’s Tester’s Wilderness bill- We have covered this battle before. Dec. 13, 2009. Idaho Senators try to pressure Tester to remove an area from his “wilderness bill” Photo of Mt. Jefferson from the Montana side. It is the highest mountain…

  • Montana: Sled grooming to end in West Pioneers

    Ralph Maughan

    Action was meant to protect wolverine and the wilderness quality of this wilderness study area- The Forest Service has settled a lawsuit by Wildlands CPR of Missoula and Friends of the Bitterroot regarding the terms of the Montana Wilderness Study area act of 1977 regarding allowed uses of one of the study areas in the…

  • Forest Services issues the decision memo on the helicopter landings

    Ralph Maughan

    Well they finally issued it. People I talk with are really stirred up about this. It is not a wolf thing. It is the integrity of Wilderness. The Forest Service needs to have their hat handed to them on this one. We need to kick their sorry ass. RM Decision Memo. Special Use Authorization to…

  • Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Gets First Hearing

    Ralph Maughan

    Senate committee gathers testimony on the Senators “wilderness bill”- Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Gets First Hearing. By Courtney Lowery. New West. Here is the video of the full hearing.

  • Wolves to be tracked, darted, collared in Frank Church Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Forest Service will cave to Idaho Fish and Game’s plan to grossly abuse the concept of Wilderness- Even though 90% of the comments received were opposed to Idaho Fish Game’s plan to violate the Wilderness Act because they want a better count of the number of wolves in the Frank Church Wilderness, this week the…

  • Idaho politicians enter into Montana Wilderness debate

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Senators shill for snowm0bile industry- ” . . . Mount Jefferson is a tiny portion of Tester’s plan, it is one that many supporters of the bill hold dear.” Read the rest in Idaho enters . . . By Daniel Person. Bozeman Chronicle. This is one where Idaho residents can really help. I’m emailing…

  • Montana Wood products industry losing a big player

    Ralph Maughan

    Smurfit-Stone to close and leave over 400 jobless- Two stories: Montana Wood products industry losing a big player. By Rob Cheney of the Missoulian. Western Montana forest fuel reduction projects will take a big hit. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic Events like this may make the mandatory logging goals in Senator Tester’s “wilderness bill” completely…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

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