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Look Before You Leap Off the Natural Gas Bridge: Lessons from the Rockies PDF

This five-part presentation by our Director of Economics, Pete Morton, provides a cautionary tale for those proposing to increase natural gas drilling – based on the lessons learned from the recent natural gas drilling boom in the Rockies.

Map of Designated Section 368 Energy Corridors and Existing and Proposed Coal Fired Power Plants MAP PDF

This map shows how the designated West-wide energy corridors run directly to existing and proposed coal fired power plants, facilitating the continued reliance on this dirty fossil fuel.

Ecological Foundations of Fire Management in North American Forests and Shrubland Ecosystems PDF

The degree to which human intervention has modified fire frequency, intensity, and severity varies greatly among different ecosystems, and must be considered when planning to alter fuel loads or implement restorative treatments.

Success! 2 Million New Acres of Wilderness! VIDEO

Read more... - Tremendous day for Wilderness - Wilderness bill back on track - U.S. Senate Passes Huge Public Lands Bill!

Restoration of Low Elevation Dry Forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains: A Holistic Approach PDF

Dry forests of the northern Rocky Mountains can be described as stands of pure ponderosa pine, or pine intermixed with Douglas-fir and western larch that cover the lower slopes of these mountains and provide important habitat for a number of wildlife species. Since the beginning of the 19th century, these forests were greatly affected by logging, grazing, road-building, and fire suppression. Such activities changed the structure of the forests reducing their ecological integrity.

Roadless Area Conservation Along Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front: Are We Losing Ground? PDF

The Rocky Mountain Ranger District on the Lewis and Clark National Forest is a biologically rich landscape that harbors a vast array of important vegetative types and wildlife species — from raptors and songbirds to carnivores such as the grizzly bear, gray wolf, wolverine, and lynx. Free of roads and motorized trails in designated Wilderness and other large core areas, the District exhibits an extraordinary wild nature that nurtures viable populations of wide-ranging wildlife species.

National Landscape Conservation System: Protecting National Monuments and America's Hidden Treasures PDF

The National Landscape Conservation System is innovative because it: emphasizes the protection of large and contiguous “landscapes” that are needed to safeguard habitat for plants and animals and preserve historic, cultural, and archeological sites; is intended to preserve the remote and wild character of these landscapes; is intended to serve as an outdoor laboratory where current and future generations can study prehistoric life and environments, human history, and the application of scientific knowledge to improving land management.

The Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Hidden Treasures of the American West PDF

Since Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906, presidents — Republicans and Democrats alike — have used the Act more than 100 times to preserve some of our most spectacular and historically important public lands. Although its title suggests a focus on archaeology (ruins, petroglyphs, etc.), the Antiquities Act gives the president the power to protect all forms of American history – natural, scientific, and archaeological – by designating National Monuments.

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