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Multiple Use Land area excluded from closure area for now

April 27, 2011

30,000 acres in Helena National Forest dropped from conservation plan Almost 30,000 acres in the Helena National Forest have been dropped from a proposal that conservationists hope will better protect 300,000 acres in the Rocky Mountains. The move aims to satisfy Lincoln residents who say they didn’t know land in the Lincoln Ranger District was [...]

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Enviro’s trying to halt any energy expansion in Mont.

April 18, 2011

Montana judge allows Exxon test module to proceed, stops construction of big-rig turnouts District Judge Ray Dayton of Deer Lodge County has granted in part a request for a temporary restraining order to stop work on the Kearl Module Transportation Project in Montana. The ruling, filed in Missoula County District Court Monday morning, prohibits any [...]

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Enviro’s threaten to remove all human activity from Arizona forest

December 23, 2010

Squirrels versus Scopes…the war over Mount Graham continues CBU opinion; While this story is far from Montana, you can see the Center of Biological Diversity is threatening to close and try to remove all human activity from Mt Graham. This would remove the telescopes, church camp, and residences. The claim of global warming is causing declining [...]

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News from Michigan

December 9, 2010

Forest service ponders closing some forest to hunters, snowmobilers CBU opinion; While this issue is over a thousand miles away and will most likely not effect most of us personally here in the west, it may set a country wide precedent that could affect all multiple use on public lands in the future.  Self proclaimed hunting-environmental organizations, such as the National [...]

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Sen. Tester to chair CSC

November 30, 2010

Tester to chair Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus CBU opinion; Senator Tester is not a good choice to chair the CSC. Tester has consistently shown he takes positions against multiple use access for, family recreation, the elderly and the physically challenged with the introduction of the S1470 Wilderness bill, and promising the Montana Wilderness Association, during his senate election campaign, to [...]

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Blackfoot Travel Plan comment update

November 11, 2010

Blackfoot comments The Forest Service has published a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Blackfoot Travel Plan project in the Helena National Forest. The Blackfoot Travel Plan area includes the Lincoln area which has many great OHV and 4×4 opportunities. The Forest Service has included a starting proposal with [...]

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Enviro’s file to block equipment shipments

November 6, 2010

Idaho Court Punts on Oil Shipments CBU opinion; This is another example of the environmental agenda out to destroy any kind of natural resource extraction, and any accompanying processing in the United States. Resulting in damaging local economies, at the expense of fraudulent issues, followed by frivolous lawsuits exploiting the Equal Access to Justice Act, and taking millions [...]

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Local people concerned with Governors actions.

November 6, 2010

Governor closes off Hope Creek property, citing vandalism People no longer can freely recreate as they once did on 670 acres up Mullan Pass that’s now owned by Gov. Brian Schweitzer, but they can drive past the property on a U.S. Forest Service Road upgraded this year with about $330,000 in federal stimulus funds. Shortly [...]

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Enviro’s attack responsible snowmobile use on forest lands

September 22, 2010

Groups want feds to manage snowmobiles CBU opinion: This is another attack of enviromental groups out to take away multiple use lands open to the public, and manage them as de-facto wilderness. While wilderness areas go unutilized and unused for many non-motorized  recreational users. On national forests, a lack of requirements harms skiers and other winter users, they [...]

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Seasonal restriction lifted on boats in Upper Missouri

September 18, 2010

BLM Lifts Seasonal Motorized Restrictions on Upper Missouri River The Bureau of Land Management’s Lewistown Field Office (BLM) would like to remind recreationists that the seasonal motorized watercraft travel restrictions on the wild and scenic segments of the Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River will run through Wednesday, September 15 this year.\ On September [...]

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