U.S. Forest Service announces emergency logging project over 5 million acres in Montana, Idaho

By: Daily Montanan Staff

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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The U.S. Forest Service published an 8-page emergency plan that it says addresses catastrophic wind damage done to federal forest land after two weather emergencies, but environmental watchdog groups say it’s rushed and could result in millions of acres being used for commercial logging with an almost impossibly short public comment period.

The project’s scoping document doesn’t disclose which parcels of federal forest land will be logged and treated as part of the emergency …

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