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Helena, MT – Sen. Jeff Welborn, R-Dillon, has introduced a resolution (SJR 7) that would remove Wilderness Study Area designation from land in southwestern Montana. Opponents see it as the first step in a top-down effort to remove more study-area designations around the state. Comments from Jack Kirkley, professor of biology, University of Montana Western; and Mike Wilkinson, former U.S. Forest Service employee living in Wise River.