Logging and off-road vehicle use threaten the headwaters of the Little Bighorn River.
Still wild as the day it was born, the Little Bighorn area deserves wilderness protection, and the Little Bighorn River has even been proposed by the U.S. Forest Service to receive Wild and Scenic River Designation. The roadless areas within the Little Bighorn Mountains deserve much stronger protections. In fact, the Forest Service will soon be releasing its draft Forest Plan which will be determining the fate of this area. Activists have guided outings to the area, where hikers discovered bear scat and rare plants. They've also collected letters of support for wilderness status.
Photo courtesy Liz Howell. |
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