Smoke billows from a prescribed burn as part of a 125-square-mile restoration project on the Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho. (USFS, AP Photo)

Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act on National Forests

A review of U.S. Forest Service land management accomplishments, budget and litigation since complying with the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Bill Calovis watches as lumber is loaded onto his truck at the B&J Sawmill in Reed Point. (AP Photo, James Woodcock)

Lumber Prices Skyrocket During Pandemic

A construction and remodeling boom has driven the demand for lumber and far exceeded the supply, causing lumber prices to rise all over the country.
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A convoy of log trucks head south on U.S. Highway 93. (AP Photo, Kurt Wilson)

How the Forest Industry Changed the Bitterroot Valley

What would the economy of Ravalli County look like today if timber harvests hadn’t declined?
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A log goes through a vertical saw at RBM Lumber in Columbia Falls, Montana. (AP Photo/Flathead Beacon, Greg Lindstrom)

What Happened to Montana’s Forestry Jobs?

Timber harvests are the major cause of declining employment and labor earnings in Montana’s forest industry.
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The smoke column from the Cabin Gulch Fire on the Helena National Forest in 2015. (Thom Bridge, Independent Record)

Wildfire Emissions in Montana

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