Dec 17 2009
An AP article posted in today’s Missoulian summarizes some of the concerns with Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act expressed by Agriculture Undersecretary Harris Sherman during today’s hearings on the bill. (Sherman is the Forest Service’s boss.) This is one of those read-between-the-lines articles, not to be taken entirely at face value. Nevertheless, [...]
Dec 17 2009
From today’s Flathead Beacon . . . The governor says he is backing U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s plan to both create more wilderness and mandate more logging. Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, submitted the testimony in advance of Thursday’s hearing on the bill in the U.S. Senate. He says it will create good jobs with [...]
Dec 15 2009
Yesterday’s New York Times carried coverage, with a minimum of snark, on Senator Jon Tester’s proposed “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act” bill. The article includes a pretty good discussion of the issues likely to be covered during the upcoming hearings on the bill, which are scheduled for this Thursday. Trying to satisfy everyone from wilderness [...]
Dec 03 2009
From yesterday’s Missoulan . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s plan to both create more wilderness and mandate more logging is going to get a Senate hearing. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will look at the “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act” on Dec. 17. Read the entire article . . .
Oct 28 2009
From yesterday’s Flathead Beacon . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says fellow Montana Sen. Max Baucus has co-signed a proposal to both add more wilderness and require more logging on federal land. Tester made the announcement Monday during a public meeting in Missoula meant to answer questions about the “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.” [...]
Jul 23 2009
For those of you who prefer your information raw and unfiltered, this page has links to the full text of Sen Jon Tester’s proposed “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act” and to the associated “Proposed Land Designations” map: http://tester.senate.gov/Legislation/forestresources.cfm. A comfortable chair and beverage of choice recommended prior to reading.
Jul 18 2009
Sen. Jon Tester’s wilderness bill road show was in Seeley Lake today. The Missoulian posted a report that reveals a few additional tidbits . . . Flanked by two wilderness areas, miles of mountain trails and millions of trees that could be cut, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester made his pitch Saturday for the Forest Jobs [...]
Jul 18 2009
The Daily Inter Lake posted a set of well-written articles late last night on Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, including an interesting overview of previous efforts. Looks like Jim Mann had a long, hard day putting all this stuff together. Here are the links and lead-ins . . . Tester unveils new-style [...]
Jul 18 2009
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. What’s the North Fork connection? The projects [...]
Jul 14 2009
OK, it’s official. U.S. Senator Jon Tester will introduce his “forest jobs and stewardship bill” on Friday, July 17 during a 1 p.m. news conference at RY Timber in Townsend. The Missoulian has a brief write-up, including the obligatory, sound-bite quote . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester will introduce his much-anticipated bill designed to [...]
