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Litigation is stalling forest restoration in Montana | Tom Partin

Litigation is stalling forest restoration in Montana | Tom Partin

On Tuesday, March 3, in Missoula, the U.S. District Court for Montana heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the Round Star Project on the Flathead National Forest. The project represents critical forest restoration work, yet it has become the latest target of serial litigants who frequently turn to the

State, U.S. Forest Service use new agreement to target 400,000 acres of forest for management

Montana and the U.S. Forest Service announced last week they were moving ahead on a shared agreement between the two to do forestry work in large swathes of the state. Last summer, the state and Forest Service signed an agreement formalizing closer cooperation between federal forest management operations and

Missoula 4-H club collects pinecones for DNRC reforestation efforts

Missoula 4-H club collects pinecones for DNRC reforestation efforts

The Potomac Valley 4-H club may not speak for the trees, but it is aiding in efforts to replant them. In January, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) partnered with the club to collect pinecones from state land outside Missoula. The goal of the collection was