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Montana lawmakers hear resolution urging federal review of Forest Service management, more active timber work
Summary
HJ 35 asks federal leaders to review Forest Service forest-management and wildfire strategies; supporters urged more timber harvest, road access and active treatments while critics and some committee members urged attention to habitat, historical fire regimes and timber-sale economics.
Representative Jedidiah Hinkle presented House Joint Resolution 35 seeking to bring Montana’s congressional delegation and federal officials’ attention to concerns about wildland fire and Forest Service management. Hinkle, who has 18 seasons with the Forest Service, framed the resolution around restoring more active forest management and timber harvest as tools for reducing catastrophic crown fires.
Jason Todhunter of the Montana Logging Association testified in favor, saying the resolution supports active…
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