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Residents, conservation group urge county to press for review and extension of Bear Palmer timber treatment near Jardine
Summary
Residents and the National Parks Conservation Association told Park County commissioners the Forest Service's emergency assessment for the Bear Palmer (Jardine Basin) timber treatment could harm Jardine and Gardiner and asked the county to request a comment‑period extension and closer scrutiny.
Wendy Thomas, a lifelong Park County resident and member of the Bear Creek Council, told commissioners at their May 5 meeting that the Forest Service's Bear Palmer timber treatment—described in the scoping document as an emergency Environmental Assessment (EA) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—covers roughly 4,401 acres across the Jardine Basin and includes plans for about 800 acres of clearcut, about 800 acres of commercial thinning and roughly 500 acres of group selection.
"It's being done under an emergency EA, which is a fast‑track scenario where there's little room for public input and comment," Thomas told the commission, and she asked the board to contact Gallatin Forest Service staff and request an extension of the public comment period so residents can access…
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