Decision Made to Implement Rice Ridge Fire Salvage Project
September 06, 2018
September 06, 2018
MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Lolo National Forest - issued the following news release:
The Lolo National Forest has approved harvest of approximately 3,494 acres of the Rice Ridge Fire that burned over 160,000 acres (106,487 acres on the Lolo National Forest) last summer near Seeley Lake.
"My decision allows salvage of approximately 26 million board feet of fire affected timber, removal of hazard tree . . .
The Lolo National Forest has approved harvest of approximately 3,494 acres of the Rice Ridge Fire that burned over 160,000 acres (106,487 acres on the Lolo National Forest) last summer near Seeley Lake.
"My decision allows salvage of approximately 26 million board feet of fire affected timber, removal of hazard tree . . .