Conservationists celebrate northward-roaming Mexican gray wolf
For immediate release: January 11, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Sally Paez, New
Two wins to start out the New Year!
View of the Salt River Wilderness, Arizona. Photo C. Tuell/WWP Western Watersheds Project consistently wins across the West, and today we have victories to report
Caught ignoring its own sage grouse scientists, BLM forced to withdraw grazing decision for massive 270,000-acre allotment in Southeast Idaho
For Immediate Release: January 5, 2022 Media Contacts: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, 208-576-4314, patrick@westernwatersheds.org A judge has blocked a decision that would have authorized
Conservation and Public Accountability Groups to argue the Illegality of the proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
For Immediate Release – January 3, 2023 Contacts: John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, 775-348-1986; john@gbrw.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, 775-553-2806; emailbasinandrange@gmail.com Katie
Bureau of Land Management Once Again Greenlights Harmful Grazing in San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
For immediate release – December 21, 2022 Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project (520) 272-2454; cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter (602)
Congress doubles down on the politics of extinction
Photo Credit: USFWS For Immediate Release – December 20, 2022 Contact: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 830-3099 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a blow to
Wolf advocates find flaws yet promise in Colorado Parks and Wildlife draft plan
For Release: Friday, December 9, 2022 Contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, 720-334-7636, llarris@wildearthguardians.org Michelle Lute, Project Coyote, 406-848-4910, mlute@projectcoyote.org Michael Saul, Western Watersheds Project, 303-915-8308,
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS ASKED TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR STATEWIDE GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Keith Hammer, Swan View Coalition, 406-253-6536, keith@swanview.org MISSOULA, Mont. –– Today, more
Conservation Groups Seek to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves by Listing Coyotes as Endangered in Parts of Arizona and New Mexico
For immediate release: December 8, 2022 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505)395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michelle Lute, Project
Greens initiate lawsuit over harmful effects of Bundy cattle, solar farms on desert tortoises
For Immediate Release – December 1, 2022 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Western Watersheds Project today took the first step in
Western conservation group hails Biden commitment to establish Avi Kwa Ame as a National Monument
For Immediate Release – November 30, 2022 Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280 Western Watersheds Project is supporting the formal announcement to
WWP and allies intervene in court to defend Bears Ears, Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monuments
Cliff dwelling in Butler Wash, Bears Ears National Monument, Photo E. Molvar Today, Western Watersheds Project is heading to court once again to defend the
Conservation groups intervene to protect Utah monuments, Antiquities Act
For Immediate Release November 22, 2022 Contacts: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness
TAKE ACTION! Show your support for Avi Kwa Ame protection!
Newberry Mountains, Avi Kwa Are The proposed Avi Kwa Ame (Ah-VEE kwa-meh) National Monument in Southern Nevada contains some of the most visually stunning, biologically
New Bureau of Land Management direction supports the protection of wildlife connectivity habitat in Idaho and across the West
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2022 Media contacts: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, 406-830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, 208-576-4314, patrick@westernwatersheds.org BOISE, Ida.
Big win for sage grouse and other wildlife in the eastern Sierra Nevada!
Dunderberg allotment, Photo L. Cunningham/WWP We’re thrilled to announce that our advocacy paid off on 33,000 acres of scenic and biodiverse public lands in the
Conservationists Blast Bureau of Land Management for Proposal to Reauthorize Cattle in Alvord Desert
For Immediate Release November 11, 2022 Contact: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, 541-595-8034, adam@westernwatersheds.org BURNS, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management reissued an Environmental
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Denies Proposal for New Livestock Grazing Across 33,000 Acres in Big Win for Sage-Grouse, Other Wildlife
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2022 Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Lisa Belenky, Center for Biological Diversity (415) 385-5694 lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Denies
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Montana’s Arctic Grayling; Climate Change, Depleted River Flows Threaten Struggling Fish
For Immediate Release, October 24, 2022 Contact: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Pat Munday, Butte resident, (406) 565-1826 Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice,
Conservation Group Blasts Forest Service Decision that Puts Cows in the Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area
For Immediate Release
Conservation groups initiate legal action over trespass livestock grazing in Valles Caldera National Preserve
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 19th, 2022 CONTACTS: Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Tom Ribe,
