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Bitterroot Mountains

  • Save the Great Burn Proposed Wilderness

    George Wuerthner

    The 275,000-acre Great Burn proposed wilderness lies west of Missoula on the Idaho-Montana divide. The 1910 Burn, which over ran 3 million acres of northern Idaho and western Montana, gives this wildland its name. The Burn left a legacy of snags and beautiful vistas from ridgelines cleared by the blaze. Alpine lakes, like a string…

  • Mustang fire breaches the U.S. Highway 93 containment line!!

    Ralph Maughan

    Will firefighters be able to prevent a new run even farther to the east? Update 9/17. Eastward spread of fire most likely contained. The Mustang Fire has burned at least a hundred miles now, west and east along the main fork the Salmon River in Idaho. The River contained the Fire’s southward spread, and firefighters…

  • Move to extend wolf season in Bitterroot area once again runs into trouble

    Ralph Maughan

    Commission gives initial approval on divided vote, but final approval might fail- Like the Lolo in Idaho on the Idaho/Montana border,  the decline of elk in the West Fork of the Bitterroot area (hunting district 250) in Montana in recent years has been widely blamed on wolves, but the Montana wolf hunters can’t seem to…

  • Grizzlies in central Idaho is a politically difficult thing

    Ralph Maughan

    Evidence is grizzly restoration would be much easier if some would just migrate in as opposed to reintroduction- This article covers a lot of topics about grizzly recovery, bear tracking, restoration, and politics. Grizzlies in the Bitterroot Mountains politically thorny. By Rob Cheney.  Missoulian

  • Wolves add to awe of El Capitan hiking adventure

    Ralph Maughan

    A brief encounter with a wolves makes climbing a major Bitterroot peak a perfect adventure- Wolves add to awe of El Capitan hiking adventure. By Will Moss. The Ravalli Republic (in the Missoulian)

  • Researchers looking for grizzlies in the Bitterroots (and central Idaho)

    Ralph Maughan

    Could a few griz have made it into this great country? This season’s efforts have found no positive evidence, although a few bears could be there. Efforts will continue, including analysis of hair (fur) collected. Grizzlies continue to elude in the Bitterroot. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic

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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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