Mike Garrity
Opinion: Forest Service under Biden halts Trump’s doomsday plans for Targhee
Mike Garrity writes, "One of the Trump administration’s worst projects, which would have burned a million acres of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, has been halted in its tracks by Biden’s Forest Service" thanks to collaboration among several groups.
Opinion: Cattle grazing is the actual cause of aspen decline in the West
Mike Garrity writes, "If the Forest Service really wants to regenerate aspen stands, it is imperative to follow the science and actively minimize cattle grazing in aspen groves."
Opinion: Conservation victory in pulling destructive Henry’s Fork logging project
Mike Garrity writes, "Besides being voted No. 1 out of the nation's top 100 fly fishing rivers by Trout Unlimited, the headwaters of this huge drainage contain what's left of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest's old-growth stands and provides irreplaceable habitat."
Wild Rockies sues USFS over analysis, impacts of illegal motorized use
In addition to helping bears, this road removal program would provide good-paying jobs in the woods and improve the quality of our fisheries and our elk hunting opportunities on public lands. There is such a thing as a win-win for both bears and our local economy.
Trump’s BLM withdraws cattle grazing plan in face of environmental lawsuits
During the 2020 litigation, the BLM released a second decision authorizing cattle grazing on 5,000 acres of the Iron Mask area which obviously benefitted cows, not wildlife as required by law.
Conservation groups: Blackfoot timber sale threatens elk, grizzly, bull trout and lynx
Mike Garrity writes, "We contend the proposed changes to the Forest Plan to eliminate big game security and thermal cover standards in the project violate a number of federal laws and threaten the area’s elk herd as well as grizzly bears, bull trout and lynx."
Opinion: Whitebark pine needs your help with strong protections
Mike Garrity writes, "Whitebark pine is a keystone, or foundation species in western North America, where it increases biodiversity and contributes to critical ecosystem functions."
Opinion: Alliance challenges plans to log in grizzly habitat in Ninemile
Mike Garrity writes, "While the Forest Service claims the Soldier-Butler project won’t harm grizzly bears, many roads it thought were closed are actually being used by the public, impacting wildlife—particularly grizzly bears."
Voices: Emperor Trump loses to the Alliance again, this time on bull trout
Mike Garrity writes, "Our rapidly-warming planet and melting glaciers already make it very difficult for bull trout to survive. The Alliance will not let Emperor Trump make it even harder."
Voices: Beating Trump and saving Juniper habitat for wildlife
Juniper trees produce up to 20,000 berries per square meter of foliage, providing high-energy food for big game species as well as migratory birds, wild turkeys, and upland game birds throughout fall and winter regardless of deep snow.