By Michael Wright - October 30, 2019 - Originally published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle  Meanwhile, the Forest Service has tried to make some progress. This summer, it began work on the Porcupine Ibex Trail, a reroute of a disputed trail that a landowner had blocked for years. Agency officials have also said they’re in talks with landowners on the east side of the range about access issues there. Erickson said this latest deal has been in the works for more than a decade. She said there’s ...

By Michael Wright - June 10, 2019 - Originally published the Bozeman Daily Chronicle A coalition of conservation groups has sued the U.S. Forest Service over public access to trails in the Crazy Mountains, an island range northeast of Livingston known for its complex land ownership picture and access disputes. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Billings accuses the Forest Service of neglecting to preserve access to four trails in the range that have been blocked by landowners in the past. ...