Feb
03
2012
From today’s Missoulian . . . The U.S. Forest Service wants to speed up work on national forests, for both timber production and forest health. “Collaboration is most effective in getting forests managed in a proper way,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a conference call on Thursday. “We want to move beyond the conflicts [...]
Tags: fuels reduction, reforestation, timber harvest, U.S. Forest Service
Jun
29
2011
From a press release posted to the Flathead National Forest web site . . . Release Date: Jun 28, 2011 Public access on the Moose Creek Road, Forest Road #210C, and the Moran Creek Road, Forest Road #5241, both located north of Columbia Falls on the Flathead National Forest, will have temporary access changes beginning [...]
Tags: Flathead National Forest, fuels reduction, grizzly bears, road closures
Jun
25
2009
Wth fire season approaching, this article that appeared in today’s Daily Inter Lake might be worth checking out . . . Timberland owners in Northwest Montana have an “unprecedented” opportunity for free fuels reduction work with federal stimulus funding being offered through the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The department is accepting grant [...]
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, fuels reduction