Dovetail, a land with wilderness characteristics not protected in the 2019 Lewistown RMP (photo by Aubrey Bertram)
The Interior Department trashed that original version of the RMP and its recommendations, which came about after a transparent public process that included local input, citizen surveys, and a healthy regard for what makes this part of Montana special.
The RMP we see today appears to have been concocted in some swampy D.C. backroom as a gift to the oil and gas industry, prioritizing energy development above all other uses and offering none of the conservation measures the 2016 draft did.
Hyalite Canyon (Michael Beckworth)
Mountaineer and climber Anne Gilbert Chase shares why icy alpine starts, sunrises and sunsets atop towering peaks, and sore muscles after a long day of adventure have motiovated her to comment on the Custer Gallatin National Forest plan.
The Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area in the Gallatin Range (photo by Louise Johns)
MWA will work diligently towards ensuring that the legislative committee addressing our WSAs adheres to a set of principles laid down in a letter to our Congressional delegation, which was signed by more than 3,000 Montanans last year.
Looking for dinosaur bones in Makoshika State Park (photo by Tracy McGiffin)
The legislative session runs from January to May, and we're taking our advocacy efforts to the Capitol to fight for the protection of our public lands. We'll be updating this post throughout the session, so check back for all the latest.
Buffalo Lakes in the Badger-Two Medicine (photo by Cheryl Crawley)
Rest assured that MWA and our partners, including the Blackfeet Nation, will continue to stand up for the Badger and fight every attempt by Moncrief to drill in this special place.
Canoeing the Missouri River (photo by Jon Chance)
In a SENR hearing last week, Daines told Bernhardt that the budget Bernhardt proposed for LWCF was “embarrassingly low.”
