New wilderness proposed on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge

The U.S. Forest Service recommends 322,000 acres of new wilderness in a final management plan released Friday for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The plan, which has been in the works since 2002, recommends nine new wilderness areas, including 73,400 acres on Torrey Mountain in the East Pioneers southwest of Butte and 34,700 acres at Garfield Mountain near Lima. At 92,000 acres, the Snowcrest Range is the largest area recommended as wilderness. The forest plan guides management of the 3.3-million-acre forest and is expected to be implemented beginning March 23...The Missoulian

You can view the plan here.