Conservation groups file lawsuit to stop logging, burning in Montana’s most popular National Forest

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 847

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Four conservation organizations claim in a new federal lawsuit the United States Forest Service could be logging and using prescribed burns in one of Montana’s best-known recreational areas without presenting required research that would demonstrate the project isn’t negatively impacting a handful of threatened or endangered species.

Attorneys for the Gallatin Wildlife Association, Alliance for The Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council, and Council on Wildlife and Fish say logging and burning on more than 5,600 …

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