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<span style="font-size:24px;" class="">Thanks to You We Secured An
Important Victory for Grizzly Bears and
Connectivity!</span></h3>
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We culminated two years of hard work by scoring a major legal
victory in October that halted the Soldier-Butler timber sale in
the Ninemile Connectivity Area for grizzly bears. The court ruling
made front page news and we followed up with an op-ed that was
published in newspapers across Montana. The ruling found the Forest
Service must obey its own Forest Plans and fully account for the
impact of forest roads on grizzly bears. This helps protect the
ability of grizzly bears to reach the Bitterroot
Ecosystem. </font><br class=""><font color="#202020" class="">
</font><div style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class="">•Grizzly Bear Denning and
Connectivity Report</strong></div><font color="#202020" class="">
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We co-sponsored a webinar release of our influential report on
grizzly bear denning habitat and demographic connectivity. We have
shared this information with regional partners as well as the U.S.
Forest Service. This information is a vital component of our
Citizen Forest Plan and crucial to National Forest Plan
revisions. </font><br class=""><font color="#202020" class="">
</font><div style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class="">•Fire
Webinar</strong></div><font color="#202020" class="">
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We produced “Climate, Wildfire and Communities”, a webinar on fire
management featuring Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier
and Fire Ecologist George Wuerthner. If you missed the
presentation, we’ll be posting it soon on our website
<a href="http://montanaforestplan.org" class="">montanaforestplan.org</a>.</font><br class=""><font color="#202020" class="">
</font><div style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class="">•Letters to
Agencies</strong></div><font color="#202020" class="">
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We led the way with letters signed by multiple organizations sent
to various agencies, including the Interagency Grizzly Bear
Committee and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, regarding their
legal obligations to threatened and endangered species and their
responsibility to be transparent in their
activities. </font><br class=""><font color="#202020" class="">
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Year</strong></div><font color="#202020" class="">
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In recognition of our work and accomplishments we were recently
honored by the Friends of the Clearwater with their award for
“Organization of the Year.” A cornerstone of our
approach is to work closely with other groups that are working to
protect wild habitat, enhance connectivity, and advance management
proposals based on the best available science. Thanks to
Friends of the Clearwater, Wilderness Watch, Wild Earth Guardians,
Friends of the Bitterroot and all the groups and individuals that
we had an opportunity to work with during the last 12
months. Special thanks to the individuals and
foundations that supported our work through their financial
contributions.</font><br class=""><font color="#202020" class="">
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Many challenges remain ahead of us and we will need your continued
support to remain effective. As we round out the year, we hope
you’ll contribute to our continued success.
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