Unfortunately, the Sapphire and West Pioneers, along with three other wilderness study areas totaling 450,000 acres, are in danger because of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines.

Montana's 10 original wilderness study areas totaled 973,000 acres. They were created by Congress in 1977 with the intention that within five years a recommendation would be made on whether or not ...

A U.S. Forest Service official offered support to Sen. Jon Tester’s wilderness bill and Sen. Steve Daines’ wilderness study area removal act in a Capitol hearing on Wednesday.

MISSOULA, Mont. — New maps show growth of 448 acres on the Bowles Creek Fire burning 27 miles southwest of Philipsburg and three miles southwest of Skalkaho Pass in the Sapphire Wilderness Study ...

The resolution would involve a little more than a million acres. The Wilderness Study Area Act was passed in 1977, and none of the land under consideration has been formally designated as wilderness.

Montana PBS's Hannah Kearse gives an update on the decades long debate over their future. - [Hannah] Jeff Johnson's ranch borders the Hidden Pastures Creek wilderness study area south of Dillon.

27:46 Aug 21, 2024 Pronghorn in peril: New study looks at movement and mortality of Montana's antelope Pronghorns, also called antelope, are one of the coolest animals in Montana.

BLM has used the revised policy, which until last month had not been used in more than 20 years, to designate four new wilderness study areas covering a total of 13,000 acres in two recently ...

BILLINGS — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week could end eight years of litigation over seven Montana wilderness study areas. On June 21 the court returned a lawsuit filed by the Montana ...

The National Wilderness Preservation System protects about 111 million acres of land across the country. No action has been taken yet on the measure, Senate Resolution 14, which was brought by Sen ...