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  • Op/Ed: moving forward on forest management reform

    Sen. Steve Daines and Rep Greg Gianforte|Updated Apr 10, 2018

    Snow may still be on the ground, but last year's wildfire season isn't too far from memory. We have good news for Montanans, though. After years of negotiation, we have finally secured a deal that moves forward on much-needed forest management reforms.  Montanans get it: a managed forest is a healthy forest. But decades of mismanagement, environmental lawsuits and excessive red tape have kept responsible forest management projects from moving forward on thousands of acres....