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Congress must pass Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act: Here’s why
In these times of turmoil, Americans are flocking to our public parks, forests and rivers like never before. We are quite literally seeking shelter from the storm where we can socially distance and have our spirits regenerated by the solace and beauty of wild nature.
It should therefore come as no surprise that Americans overwhelmingly support protection of our public lands and want decisions based upon the best scientific information.
Aldo Leopold, heralded as the father of modern wildlife biology, wrote “The first step in intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.” The sciences of conservation biology and landscape ecology provide insights vital to the viability of species and protection of habitats essential to native fish and wildlife.
if not properly protected, and soon, we could lose what we still have. Large-scale plans for new roadbuilding within roadless areas and connectivity habitat abound across the region from the Gallatin National Forest next to Yellowstone, to the Ninemile area of the Lolo National Forest to the last remaining roadless old growth forests in the Yaak. The project names sound a warning. Soldier-Butler, Sawmill-Petty, Redd-Bull, Mid Swan, Black Ram and yes, this is a real project name, End of the World.
By Mike Bader
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Pandemic Crowds Bring ‘Rivergeddon’ to Montana’s Rivers – Has the Last Best Place bragged a little too loudly and too often?
As urbanites flock to forests and rivers to escape coronavirus threats, trailheads are cramped with parked cars and fishing on the Madison River is like a Disneyland ride. “The rivers are getting the living snot pounded out of them everyday.”
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