Behavioral Responses of North American Elk to Recreational Activity
Elk travel time [displacement] was highest during ATV exposure, followed by exposure to mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding.
A comprehensive approach for managing human activities to meet elk objectives should include careful management of off-road recreational activities, particularly ATV riding and mountain biking, which caused the largest reductions in feeding time and increases in travel time.
Steve Bennett photo.
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Wolverine tracks in Swan Range.
May 16, 2013
Please support Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks' "no-wake" proposal for Lake Alva!
May 02, 2013
You can help support protection of wolverine under the Endangered Species Act in just 5 minutes, by May 6! Just follow these easy links to let U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know how you feel!
March 19, 2013
Our Winter-Spring 2013 edition of Swan View's News tells why wolverine are threatened by climate warming and what you can do to help!
January 30, 2013
The study finds that, on average, counties with national parks, wilderness, and other forms of protected public lands benefit with increased economic performance.
January 07, 2013
A Montana District Court has issued an order effectively ending this winter's wolverine trapping season, in anticipation of the imperiled wolverine being listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.
December 30, 2012
Thank you for your support in 2012 and helping us achieve major victories for fish, wildlife and people!
December 19, 2012
Swan View Coalition wishes you a Happy Solstice, Holidays and New Year!
December 14, 2012
Flathead National Forest has withdrawn its Griffin Creek logging project in the face of appeals filed by Swan View Coalition and others.
December 04, 2012
Flathead National Forest has cancelled its plans to kill up to 270 of its best and biggest larch trees just to collect the seed!
November 30, 2012
Montana District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock has issued a temporary restraining order stopping Montana's wolverine trapping season!
November 30, 2012
Our Holidays 2012 edition of Swan View's News looks at our accomplishments and the path ahead - as the Flathead National Forest prepares to revise its Forest Plan!
November 19, 2012
Swan View Coalition extends a big THANK YOU to all who have supported our conservation work!
November 16, 2012
You can help support Whitefish Legacy Partners trails for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers today!
October 30, 2012
Please email Ranger Kehr today to thank him and make sure he removes all unneeded bike ramps from the Beardance and Crane Creek trails!
October 12, 2012
The Summer-Fall 2012 issue of Swan View's News examines how we are navigating collaboration, bullying and vandalism on the Flathead National Forest!
October 11, 2012
Swan View Coalition and others have sued Montana to stop trapping wolverine, a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
September 14, 2012
Donate to support Swan View Coalition's work today and Cinnabar Foundation will match it!
September 06, 2012
Please take action today to stop motorcycle damage to the high alpine country of the Swan Crest!
July 04, 2012
Please take a few seconds to show Cinnabar Foundation you appreciate its support of Swan View Coalition's work!
June 27, 2012
Flathead National Forest fails to require non-lethal cone collection from its best larch trees. Your emails needed again!
June 18, 2012
Bicycling can and should provide a healthy and safe link between our urban areas and public lands if everyone minds their manners, obeys the law, and all agencies pursue meaningful public planning.
June 06, 2012
A proposed mountain bike stage race to be held in the Tally Lake Ranger District is being met with opposition from . . . Swan View Coalition.
May 31, 2012
"The mountain bikers who want a more challenging experience, they've taken it to the next step and said, 'That's not enough for us. We want to construct things. We want to build jumps and bridges,' or whatever. That takes us outside the bounds of what we're allowed to do." Lolo National Forest
May 30, 2012
The Winter-Spring 2012 issue of Swan View's News describes the interplay of science, litigation, politics, and collaboration in the restoration of the Big Creek watershed on the Flathead National Forest.
May 29, 2012
Public comments are due May 31, 2012, on Flathead National Forest proposals for new downhill fee-ride mountain bike trails and races!
May 11, 2012
The Big Creek watershed on the Flathead National Forest has been restored by removing 61 miles of the logging roads that helped put it on the "impaired water quality" list.
May 01, 2012
Comments submitted by Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan lay out the scientific basis for restoring fish and wildlife habitat in the Swan Valley by removing roads, not trees.
April 24, 2012
Environmental groups are suing over a second logging project in the Spotted Bear area in as many months, claiming the South Fork Flathead River area above the 23,000 acre Hungry Horse Reservoir is a critical corridor for fish and wildlife.
April 19, 2012
The Max-Planck Institute, Oregon State University and others find large-scale production of bioenergy from forest biomass is neither sustainable nor greenhouse gas neutral.
April 18, 2012
The very fires often regarded as “unnatural” and “destructive” are the very fires that provide the best conditions for the most fire-dependent plant and animal species.
April 17, 2012
Send us photos of your Swan Ranger patch engaged in mindful adventure anywhere in the world for our new Swan Rangers Around the World slideshow!
March 26, 2012
Urge Flathead National Forest not to kill 270 large larch trees simply to collect their cones one time for seed!
March 25, 2012
Over 80% of Flathead Beacon readers say they support protection of America's roadless lands in two polls taken six months apart.
March 13, 2012
A report by William Baker in Ecosphere finds dry-site forests were historically more mixed and dense, and experienced more severe wildfire than previously thought. He recommends "Given historical variability in fire and forest structure, an ecological approach to restoration would restore fuels and manage for variable-severity fires, rather than reduce fuels to lower fire risk."
March 12, 2012
Researchers find that high-severity fire was historically a part of dry-site forest ecology and that these forests were more variable than the simplistic open, park-like forests that have become the poster child of land managers wanting to thin forests to reduce fuels.
March 12, 2012
Are bark beetles setting the stage for larger, more severe wildfires? And are fires bringing on beetle epidemics? Contrary to popular opinion, the answer to both questions seems to be “no.”
March 06, 2012
Please write a short email today to support the establishment of two non-motorized trails in the Lakeside-Blacktail area and to stop damaging motorized vehicles from using roads closed to protect wildlife!
December 28, 2011
Welcome the New Year by enjoying video Moments of Peace and Quiet on Swan View's YouTube Channel! Revisit these short Swan Range videos whenever you need a break from the daily grind, but can't get outdoors!
December 21, 2011
Take a few minutes to celebrate Winter Solstice, the Holidays and New Year! View our Changing Seasons slideshow and enjoy!
November 10, 2011
September 26, 2011
You can help the Swan Rangers maintain trails in the Swan Range with hand tools. Volunteer today!
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