State, U.S. Forest Service Use New Agreement to Target 400,000 Acres of Forest for Management
The initiative targets wildfire risk reduction on over 400,000 acres using timber harvests and fuel breaks, with 60% of Montana forests at high wildfire risk, officials said.
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USFS, DNRC to use new agreement in Kootenai, Bitterroot, Flathead forests
Gov. Greg Gianforte (right) speaks during an event announcing two large landscapes picked for collaborative forest projects between the state and federal governments, joined by U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz (center) and DNRC Director Amanda Kaster (left) on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, MT. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan)Montana and the U.S. Forest Service announced last week they were moving ahead on a …
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…
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