Blankenship’s gravel bar to remain unprotected

On Friday, July 15, Judge Donald Malloy denied Friends of the Flathead River’s motion for a temporary injunction to prevent camping on the Blankenship gravel bar on the Flathead River. According to his Opinion and Order, the Forest Service has no mandatory standard for monitoring use of the gravel bar on this designated Wild and Scenic River, nor a legal obligation to update the 42 year-old Comprehensive River Management Plan. ...