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Public input sought on environmental impact assessment for Mid-Swan Valley forest project

| September 2, 2020 3:15 AM

The Flathead National Forest will seek public input on a draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 174,000 acre landscape level project to restore forest conditions and reduce fuels in the Swan Valley. The purpose of the Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration and Wildland Urban Interface Project, also known as the Mid-Swan Project, is two-fold: to restore and maintain key habitat for plant and animal species in light of a changing climate and to reduce the risk of extreme wildfire adjacent to local communities, according to a release issued by the Forest Service on Aug. 27...

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