From the Tuesday, May 2, 2006 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
After three years of effort and 146 community-based meetings, the Bitterroot, Flathead and Lolo national forests released their proposed land management plans Monday . . .
The new plans outline the desired future condition of national forest lands; how the agency plans to do the work under expected budgets; the suitability of lands for different kinds of projects and activities; which areas warrant special management due to unique characteristics; and the guidelines the agency will use to design projects.
All three plans call for maintaining about the same amount of timber harvest as the previous decade and small increases in areas recommended for wilderness. The Bitterroot and Lolo national forests also rejected the idea of a downhill ski area on Lolo Peak . . .
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