Montana Untamed: Last April, Scott Snelson was quietly transferred from his post at the Spotted Bear District to a desk job at the Flathead National Forest headquarters
The former Spotted Bear District ranger claims he was removed from his post last spring in part for trying to protect the Bob Marshall Wilderness’ natural values.
There’s a very troubling trend among federal and state government agencies to use “categorical exclusions” to forego environmental analysis on projects — many very large projects — on public lands.