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Forest Service updates Broadwater County on timber sale, road work and fire-camp planning
Summary
Townsend Ranger District staff told Broadwater County commissioners the Wood Duck timber sale will proceed after a court decision, contractors are repairing Crow Creek and Indian Creek roads, and the Forest Service seeks a local point of contact and options for sites to host incident camps during large fires.
Aaron Webber, district ranger for the U.S. Forest Service Townsend Ranger District, told Broadwater County commissioners on June 25 that the contested Wood Duck timber sale continues after a judge denied a preliminary injunction and that operations are expected to finish by fall although the sale permit allows up to three years.
Webber said crews recently began temporary road construction in the Diamond City portion of the sale and that the Forest Service does not yet have a detailed timeline beyond the three-year contractual window. He also said crews are performing road maintenance on Crow Creek Road from the…
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