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Endangered Species Act

Mission Project suit calls for USFS impact statement

October 30, 2019 by Marcy Stamper

Main object is to stop new timber sales Logging planned for the Libby and Buttermilk creek areas would harm endangered fish, mammals and birds and violate environmental laws and the U.S. Forest Service’s own land-management plans, according to a lawsuit filed by a conservation group to stop the 50,000-acre Mission Restoration Project. The lawsuit, filed […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Endangered Species Act, Forest restoration, Methow Valley Ranger District, Mission Project, U.S. Forest Service, Wildlife

State grants will benefit projects in, near Methow Valley

January 31, 2018 by Methow Valley News

The Washington Wildlife & Recreation Program (WWRP) received $80 million with the recent passage of the state’s $4.3 billion capital budget. Included in the funding are two projects in or near the Methow Valley that are funded under WWRP’s land-restoration and enhancement category.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Department of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Act, Fish, Forest restoration, Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation, Salmon, Salmon recovery, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

State protections continue for threatened squirrels, owls

March 18, 2016 by Methow Valley News

Two species native to the Methow Valley — western gray squirrels and northern spotted owls — will retain threatened and endangered status, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission (WDFW) has decided.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Endangered Species Act, gray squirrel, spotted owls, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Lawsuit seeks more protection for lynx habitat

November 20, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary

The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) filed suit Monday (Nov. 17) against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in federal court under the Endangered Species Act for inadequately protecting Canada lynx habitat in Washington and other parts of the nation. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Montana on behalf of Conservation Northwest, WildEarth Guardians, Cascadia …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Endangered Species Act, Lynx

USFS sets meeting to discuss Flagg Mountain drilling proposal

May 16, 2014 by Methow Valley News

USFS sets meeting to discuss Flagg Mountain drilling proposal

The U.S. Forest Service will host a meeting on Monday (May 19) at the Winthrop Barn to provide information about a proposed minerals exploration project on Flagg Mountain. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Methow Valley District Ranger Michael Liu said the meeting will not be a public hearing but rather an opportunity for the […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Discovery Consultants, Ecology, Endangered Species Act, Flagg Mountain, Mining, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, spotted owls, U.S. Forest Service, Zbyszewski

Drilling concerns aired

May 1, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary

Community members and representatives of environmental groups met Monday (April 28) with U.S. Forest Service officials to discuss concerns about exploratory drilling for copper proposed to take place as early as August near Flagg Mountain in Mazama. Concerns included potential impacts on wildlife and water, noise levels that might …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Discovery Consultants, Ecology, Endangered Species Act, Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Mining, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Pacific Copper Corporation, spotted owls, U.S. Forest Service, Zbyszewski

B.C. company to explore Mazama-area copper mining

April 24, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary

A Canadian mining company is proposing to conduct exploratory drilling in a search for copper on Flagg Mountain near Mazama, with the intention of beginning in August. The company is proposing to drill 15 holes to depths of up to 1,900 feet on U.S. Forest Service land in an operation that would include day and night shifts. The project goal is to determine if there are sufficient copper resources to warrant future mining.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Discovery Consultants, Ecology, Endangered Species Act, Flagg Mountain, Mining, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, spotted owls, U.S. Forest Service, Zbyszewski

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