Your voice matters. Together we can have a powerful impact to protect
the wild places and wildlife in the Great Burn.
Canadian Lynx
On November 29, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) adopted a Canada Lynx recovery plan, proposing revisions to its Critical Habitat designations.
Proposed Critical Habitat comment period is open until January 28, 2025.
Lolo national forest
The Lolo National Forest manages the Montana portion of our mission area and is currently in the process of developing a new management plan. These plans often guide forest management for the next 25-30 years.
Proposed Action comments closed April 2024. The Draft EIS will be the next opportunity to submit public comment (expected Fall 2025).
Grizzly Bear
The Bitterroot ecosystem is one of the six identified grizzly bear recovery zones in the lower 48 States. Although individual grizzly bears have been documented in the Bitterroot Ecosystem, no established population currently exists in this recovery zone.
Nez Perce-CLearwater National Forest
The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest manages the Idaho portion of our mission area and is currently in the final stages of developing and implementing a new management plan.
Draft ROD and Final EIS released November 29, 2023. Final ROD is early 2025.
wolverine
The wolverine (Gulo gulo) was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened in November 2023.
Become a Friend of the Burn.
High along the Montana and Idaho border, the Proposed Great Burn Wilderness features bejeweled alpine lakes, rugged ridgelines, and ancient cedar groves. It is home to two native mountain goat herds, as well as lynx, fisher, wolverine and rare native trout.
When you become a Friend of the Burn, you are joining hundreds of others in showing support for permanent protection of this special place, so that it can stay wild forever.
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community science
Using phone-based apps is a great way to help us and our USFS partners better understand what is happening within the Great Burn. The RIMS and Wild Spotter apps provide a platform to report trail and facility conditions, backcountry violations and conflicts, and the presence of invasive species. These apps use the power of crowdsourcing to help determine areas of priority and need that we may not be aware of.
Download these apps before heading into the Great Burn to help us better understand the current use conditions within the backcountry.
a great connector
Liz Bradley from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks explains why the Great Burn is so important for Northern Rockies wildlife.