Environmental Group Will Sue to Stop Mud Creek Timber Sale
Spokesperson Kristine Akland explained the reasons for the intended lawsuit to stop the timber sale.
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Spokesperson Kristine Akland explained the reasons for the intended lawsuit to stop the timber sale.
UPDATE, AUG. 20:
The lightning-caused Bowles Creek fire near Skalkaho Pass grew more than 2,300 acres on Wednesday and Thursday to 6,847 acres.
The lighting-caused Bowles Creek fire, burning 3 miles west of Skalkaho Pass, grew more than 400 acres on Tuesday as hot, dry conditions intensified fire conditions across western Montana.
Center for Biological Diversity: MISSOULA, Mont.— The Center for Biological filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for approving a massive timber sale in Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest. The proposed logging project is in the heart of the Bitterroots and in important habitat for both bull trout and grizzly bears, two species protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.