Press Coverage

Post Carbon Fellow Gloria Flora's post about the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act was posted in the Helena Independent Record.

From the article:

Joining the three chiefs of the Forest Service and three former Montana Bureau of Land Management Directors are five former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisors. Together these land managers had 38 years of line officer experience spanning nine different administrations dating back to President Lyndon Johnson.

We support the Heritage Act because, based upon our experience, the best way to protect the wildlife, clean water, outstanding natural scenery, and cultural heritage of the Front is to develop a balanced plan. The Heritage Act meets these criteria by providing the Forest Service with the management flexibility to fight fire, harvest trees, and provide for motorized and nonmotorized recreation while defining a clear mandate to protect native habitat and opportunities for traditional backcountry experiences on foot and horseback.

Citizen-based collaborative problem-solving is a relatively new phenomenon for management of our national forests. Thankfully, the Heritage Act was developed using an exemplary collaboration that encouraged broad and meaningful public participation.

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