Sign the Petition: Support Bear Spray in Grizzly Bear Habitat
The Flathead, Lolo and Bitterroot National Forests are the heart of the U.S. Northern Rockies, comprising millions of acres of wildlands that belong to all American citizens. According to the Lolo National Forest, “Large, wild areas and a full suite of native species on the forest are nationally important and even merit global importance. The Lolo National Forest is situated within some of the wildest areas in the United States.”
Click here to Sign and Share our Change.org petition.
Download the Flathead Lolo Bitterroot Citizen Task Force Public Comments on the Roadless Rule (PDF)
A very limited 30 day comment period has opened. Please send comments before September 21, 2026.
Send comments to: https://www.regulations.gov
Include Docket number FS–2025–0001
Task Force consultant Mike Bader’s recent opinion has been published in 10 newspapers across the region in Montana and Idaho. Its explains how this plan and other connected actions will cause environmental devastation.
A New Vision for Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Northern Rocky Mountains
The Status of the Grizzly Bear and Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Northern Rocky Mountains
Analysis of Road Density and Grizzly Bears in the Ninemile Demographic Connectivity Area west of Missoula
Lolo National Forest Connecting Three Grizzly Recovery Areas Map
Grizzly Bear Denning Habitat and Demographic Connectivity in Northern Idaho and Western Montana Report
Research that Task Force Funded is Published in Science Journal
