Logging

Mike Garrity writes, "Biden’s climate pledges are meaningless unless his Forest Service ceases its ever-increasing and illegal logging."

President Trump talked about the need to "gently" and "beautifully" remove the dead and dying trees that are fueling larger fires in our nation's forests. During the cabinet meeting, he called on Zinke to give a recap of his visit to the frontlines to the nation's most devastating fires.

At a recent U.S. Senate hearing, Montana’s Jon Tester promoted the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, a plan to preserve 79,000 acres of public lands.

One thing is for sure you can guarantee a great night out at the Forester's Ball!

There will also be a huge variety of historic forestry and logging equipment, a really cool restored fire lookout tower, plus crafts and vendors.

A logging operation in the Stevensville Ranger District has shut down a roadway. "We just want to let the public know that the Stevensville Ranger District has closed Forest Road 428, which is up in the Sapphire Mountains and is part of that three saddle stewardship project that has been going on for several months," said  Bitterroot National Forest Public Affairs Officer Todd McKay... R

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell says logging in Montana could be tripled over current levels and it is important to significantly increase forest restoration work.

On Monday, June 30,  U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen ruled against the U.S. Forest Service and in favor of the Alliance for the wild Rockies over a 36,000 acre logging project in the Kootenai National Forest.

Many Plum Creek workers in western Montana were notified this week that they would be losing a fourth of their working hours.

Montana loggers fed up with an unsteady paycheck and American red tape will soon have an opportunity to put saw blades to work in Siberia, as long as they're willing to be monitored by a reality TV crew.