Important Oped on Wildfire and Home Protection
Fire expert and Missoula County Commissioner write influential opinion that logging to protect homes from wildfires doesn't work, Missoulian Op-ed, August 9, 2020. Download the article (PDF).
Feds Letter: Will Do New Formal Consultation on Soldier-Butler Project
Lolo National Forest is a critical connectivity area for grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies and essential to Bitterroot recovery. Download the letter (PDF).
Grizzly Bears and Endangered Species Act Listing: What Does Science-based Recovery Look Like?
45 years after ESA listing, the Forest Service seems to think that the Grizzly is recovered in the Northern Rockies. What does the science of bear genetics and population connectivity tell us about what’s happening on the ground?
Five Organizations Join Citizen Task Force’s Request For Grizzly Bear Advisory Council’s Internal Communications
The Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task, joined by 5 other conservation groups, formally requested “an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records and information that pertain to the issue of hunting grizzly bears and any and all other communications between Department personnel and the Governor’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council.
(GBAC).” The request was made pursuant to the Montana State Constitution and state law regarded public records.
Read the full request here (PDF).
The Future of Grizzly Bear Survival - 45 Years After Listing
Thursday, July 9th, 12:00pm, Register On Zoom
In July, 1975 grizzly bears were officially designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Now, 45 years later, these majestic animals are still struggling to recover, and continue to remain absent from nearly 98 percent of their historic range.
WildEarth Guardians and the Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force will host a roundtable discussion...
Read more: The Future of Grizzly Bear Survival - 45 Years After Listing
FLB Citizen Task Force Announces Intent to Sue Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service
The Missoula-based Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force has sent official notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over the Soldier-Butler Project in the Ninemile Demographic Connectivity Area (DCA) west of Missoula (PDF).
Read more: FLB Citizen Task Force Announces Intent to Sue Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service
Dear Supporters of Wildlands,
In these uncertain times we wanted to provide some certainty. We will all get through this together and when we do, the need to protect our wildlife and wildlands will remain vital.
Of course, the arrival of COVID-19 is making a dramatic intervention in our lives. Our plans have changed accordingly. We planned to premier our film The Status of the Grizzly Bear: Has it Really Recovered? on April 2nd. By early March we felt the idea of a public gathering was not essential and we postponed until this Fall.
Research that Task Force Funded is Published in Science Journal
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Task Force and Allies Comment on Proposed Massive BLM Logging in NCDE Grizzly Bear Habitat
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Grizzly Bear Denning Habitat and Demographic Connectivity in Northern Idaho and Western Montana Report
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Lolo National Forest: Connecting Three Grizzly Recovery Areas Map
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A new study of the extensive road network in the Ninemile Demographic Connectivity Area (DCA) west of Missoula.
(Download the PDF)
Support the important work of the Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force.
The Status of the Grizzly Bear and Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Norther Rocky Mountaians
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U.S. Northern Rockies Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Region
