According to an AP article in today’s Missoulian, Senator Jon Tester has plans to propose a new wilderness designation in Montana. One possibility is some 500,000 acres in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, but Tester is also “considering proposals in the Seeley Lake area and in northwestern Montana.”
Here’s the lede . . .
Wilderness advocates and key officials say Sen. Jon Tester’s office has plans to bring Montana its first new wilderness designation since the 1980s.
But Tester’s office is keeping details quiet — just saying that anyone interested in how forests are managed should contact the senator.
Northwestern Montana, eh? Interesting. We’ll keep an eye on this.