On July 23, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies received its second victory in the fight against the Hanna Flats logging project on public National Forest lands in northern Idaho. A federal court suspended the project in light of evidence that the government likely abused the legal process when it refused to conduct a public environmental analysis for this destructive … [Read more...] about Editorial: Federal court halts north Idaho logging project due to abuse of process

A recent guest editorial in the Missoula Current correctly stated that the City of Missoula’s debt increased from $49.8 million in 2006 to $216.4 million at the end of fiscal year 2020. But no other detail was provided to explain what that debt was for and how it affects our residents. The City’s increase in debt is not the result of irresponsible spending but, instead, it … [Read more...] about Jones: Good use of debt drives capital improvements needed for Missoula’s growth

I went to Mass Sunday morning through dense smoke and intense heat, and thanks to the COVID pandemic, I had to give the sign of peace rather than shaking hands. I continually thought about how the smoke and heat and the threat of COVID affected my precious young granddaughters as I contemplated the Good Shepherd parable. I asked myself, am I being a good shepherd of the … [Read more...] about Evan Barrett: Good shepherding our important gifts

As a rangeland scientist, former ranch manager, hunter and conservationist who has worked throughout the Northern Rockies to develop human-carnivore coexistence strategies and tools, I have serious concerns about the recent direction of Montana’s policies towards wolves and other large carnivores, which are clearly intended to kill most of the state’s wolves and probably some … [Read more...] about Opinion: Proposed wolf hunting, trapping rules return to the failed policies of the past