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Articles by Nancy Ostlie
Stop the chop on public lands in Greater Yellowstone
The timber industry and the Trump administration have unleashed a war on trees that Montana State officials are only too glad to promote, using lies and disinformation to benefit the corporate interests that keep them in power. The most intact temperate ecosystem on earth, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, will be destroyed along with the wildlife we say we value. If industry has its way, wildlife habitat, hunters and outfitters will get the short end of the stick.
Once wilderness is gone, there's no getting it back • Daily Montanan Original
Lately, recreation interests are pushing for legislation to divide up the wilderness-quality roadless lands in the Custer Gallatin National Forest among themselves. Wildlife have no voice in their calculations. When the idea of “collaboration” was formed in 2012, representatives of three local non-profits said “we’re not going to lose this one” by watering down land protections so much that no user group could object.
Once wilderness is gone, there’s no getting it back
Lately, recreation interests are pushing for legislation to divide up the wilderness-quality roadless lands in the Custer Gallatin National Forest among themselves. Wildlife have no voice in their calculations. When the idea of “collaboration” was formed in 2012, representatives of three local non-profits said “we’re not going to lose this one” by watering down land protections so much that no user group could object.
Nancy Ostlie, Author at Daily Montanan
Once wilderness is gone, there’s no getting it back By: Nancy Ostlie - August 7, 2024 Lately, recreation interests are pushing for legislation to divide up the wilderness-quality roadless lands in the Custer Gallatin National Forest among themselves. Wildlife have no voice in their calculations.
Guest column: Consider interests of wildlife
Lately, recreation interests are pushing for legislation to divide up the wilderness-quality roadless lands in the Custer Gallatin National Forest among themselves. Wildlife have no voice in their calculations. When the idea of ‘collaboration’ was formed in 2012, representatives of three local non-profits said “we’re not going to lose this one” by watering down land protections so much that no user group could object.
Clint Nagel, Author at Daily Montanan
Governor, AG, stockgrowers association aren’t using science while ignoring public opinion By: Clint Nagel - September 26, 2022 Montana’s governor, attorney general and Montana Stockgrowers Association seem resolute on circumventing the will of the American people as well as the residents of Montana. Whether intentional or not, that’s exactly what they’re doing by appealing the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to graze bison on public land, a request made by American Prairie.
Gallatin River is at a critical point and needs protection – Daily Montanan
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The Gallatin River has reached an inflection point
For years, decades really, perhaps longer, community leaders, government officials, green NGOs and the Department of Environmental Quality have sought to keep the Gallatin River clean. The river has always been the pride and joy of our community. Many used its reputation as a "blue ribbon trout fishery" to entice visitors and growth to the area. Perhaps we thought the Gallatin River was impervious to pollution. Maybe that allowed us to take the river for granted.
The Gallatin River has reached an inflection point
For years, decades really, perhaps longer, community leaders, government officials, green NGOs and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have sought to keep the Gallatin River clean. The river has always been the pride and joy of our community. Many used its reputation as a "blue ribbon trout fishery" to entice visitors and growth to the area. Perhaps we thought the Gallatin River was impervious to pollution. Maybe that allowed us to take the river for granted.
Clint Nagel and Nancy Ostlie: The Gallatin River has reached an inflection point
For years, decades really, perhaps longer, community leaders, government officials, green NGOs and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have sought to keep the Gallatin River clean. The river has always been the pride and joy of our community. Many used its reputation as a “blue ribbon trout fishery” to entice visitors and growth to the area. Perhaps we thought the Gallatin River was impervious to pollution. Maybe that allowed us to take the river for granted.
Guest column: The Gallatin River has reached an inflection point
For years, decades really, perhaps longer, community leaders, government officials, green NGOs and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have sought to keep the Gallatin River clean. The river has always been the pride and joy of our community. Many used its reputation as a “blue ribbon trout fishery” to entice visitors and growth to the area. Perhaps we thought the Gallatin River was impervious to pollution. Maybe that allowed us to take the river for granted.
Letter to the editor: We must rely on science in making our decisions
Proponents of logging and resource extraction for the benefit of the rich write that the sooner we "restore" (log) forests, the better, since climate change is increasing fire severity. But science shows that thinning exposes the forest to greater wind penetration and drying. Extreme weather conditions including drought, high temperatures, low humidity and especially high winds drive all large blazes. And new science shows tree species may not grow back due to the climate crisis.
Proposed plan would harm, not protect, wilderness
A recent guest editorial claimed that 77% of Montanans support the Gallatin Forest Partnership proposal. The relevant question in the UM Crown of the Continent Survey they cited never mentions the GFP. It simply asks how survey respondents feel about “a proposal that increases protection for the WSA in the Gallatin Range.” No choices. In fact, the GFP plan would decrease protection In the WSA. The Custer Gallatin National Forest is considering five proposals.
Let's use caution when considering our wild lands
Lately, some have anointed themselves the new decision makers on public lands. Rather than relying on the environmental laws that were built over decades to safeguard dwindling resources, groups are forming to weaken or destroy those laws and put themselves in charge.
Forest proposal shortchanges future of area wildlife
The Gallatin Forest Partnership (GFP) represents a failure of its members to recognize the crucial importance of the Gallatin Range for the future of Montana’s precious wildlife populations, and a willingness to gamble away this resource by promoting development in prime wildlife habitat.
Endangered Species Act in need of our protection
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is only five years shy of its 50-year anniversary and in that time, it has become one of America’s greatest conservation success stories. Over those 50 years, special interest groups have targeted and attacked the law relentlessly trying to undermine this landmark legislation. This current administration is no different, although the latest effort to weaken the ESA is perhaps like none we have ever seen.
Wilderness is not something to be traded away
So what brought you to Montana? Judging from the rapid growth of Gallatin County’s population, lots of folks are moving here. Some come just for jobs, or to be close to family, but a large percentage of people move here for the outdoor lifestyle. This is no secret yet bears repeating. Montana’s outdoor economy annually generates $2.2 billion in wages, $7.1 billion in consumer spending and 71,000 jobs. People want wild places to go and unwind, to experience the real Earth.
Sacrificing habitat for motorized use unacceptable
The Greater Yellowstone ecosystem is one of the last places on Earth with large, free-roaming wildlife populations. Wildlife corridors like the Gallatin Range allow animals to move freely, adjust to a changing climate, and exchange genetic material. In the Gallatins, the remaining path northwards is narrow. About 40 percent of the range is already developed with roads, leaving a chokepoint in the critical Porcupine-Buffalo Horn area.
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