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Judge says Forest Service must consider grizzly bears before Bitterroot logging project can proceed

A thinning and logging project spanning more than 55,000 acres in the Sapphire Mountains of the Bitterroot National Forest has been paused after a federal magistrate judge found the United States Forest Service had failed to properly analyze new evidence of grizzly bears being in the area. Two groups,
Darrell Ehrlick 02 Apr 2026

He's 85 and on a mission to document Montana wolverines. Meet Butte's Don Heffington.

One palatable plan for exiting the land of the living would involve a steep snowfield stumble and a life-snuffing descent — all yielding a buffet for scavenging wolverines. Don Heffington, 85, proposed that scenario with a wry smile. Not a bad way to go. The Butte resident admires the stalwart,
Duncan Adams 05 Mar 2026

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