Groups sue to stop logging in Flathead National Forest

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 345

Last Updated: 3 days, 9 hours ago

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Conservation groups in the Flathead Valley are suing the U.S. Forest Service over the West Reservoir Project in the Flathead National Forest.

The groups, supported by EarthJustice, say that the project, which will include 4.7 miles of new roads, 2,001 acres of logging and more than 4,600 acres of prescribed burning, has sidestepped protections and manufactured an “emergency” to push the project through. The advocacy groups, Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan …

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