Archive for the tag 'U.S. Forest Service'

Jul 18 2009

Tester tackles forest disputes with sweeping bill

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

Here’s the Associated Press coverage of Tester’s forest bill . . .
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is tackling bitter, decades-old forest disputes head-on, unveiling a plan Friday that promises both more logging and more wilderness areas in Montana.
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Jul 18 2009

Tester’s forest plan gets the big reveal

Published by nfpa under Documents, Environmental Issues, News

The Missoulian is all over Senator Jon Tester’s “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act” (mostly called “Tester’s wilderness bill” throughout the week). The big reveal was at a meeting in Townsend Friday afternoon. The Missoulian posted a basic write-up shortly thereafter, followed by two lengthier articles early Saturday morning.
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Mar 27 2009

Flathead National Forest project funding meeting April 15th

Published by nfpa under News

Some federal economic stimulus money will be allocated to projects in the Flathead National Forest. According to an article in today’s Daily Inter Lake, a “meeting at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce from 7 to 9 a.m. April 15 will explain the funding as well as the scope and type of projects for which the [...]

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