Montana Forest Collaboration Network

04/04/2026

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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗱’𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟳–𝟴!

The 2026 Forest Collaborative Workshop brings together forest leaders, policymakers, industry, conservation groups, and students to tackle the future of our public lands. Don’t miss the keynote from 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘇 and timely conversations on wildfire, collaboration, and turning policy into action.

👉 Register now and be part of the solution: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-forest-collaborative-workshop-presented-by-ifrp-and-mfcn-tickets-1982250800505

03/06/2026

Blackfoot Challenge--Jim Stone, Feb. 19 on Community Spotlight.

Community Spotlight: Blackfoot Challenge

02/21/2026

https://www.kpax.com/community/community-spotlight/community-spotlight-blackfoot-challenge?fbclid=IwY2xjawQGs9NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeQOcFtJzjeMKJf-TYC5y6a2dOKwMJCboq2vLS0tlfEnUOjj4lcqRkSIvoevc_aem_SEQmJRAVP7A-EpAt2rUL1A

The Blackfoot Challenge coordinates efforts to conserve and enhance natural resources and the rural way of life in Montana’s Blackfoot watershed.

02/17/2026

An outreach forester for Sun Mountain Lumber, which has sawmills in Deer Lodge and Livingston, cited incessant litigation about timber projects as one big challenge facing Montana's timber industry.

12/28/2025

Emergency authorization fast-tracks 33,000-acre timber project along Rock Creek, Clark Fork

The Lolo National Forest project, Tyler's Kitchen, was approved under a federal emergency authorization, allowing officials to accelerate the planning timeline and reduce public participation

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12/23/2025

12/23/2025

https://nbcmontana.com/news/montana-moment/logging-project-thins-trees-to-create-enhance-grizzly-bear-habitat

Vincent Logging, a family-owned logging company in Libby is working with Hecla Mining Company to manage its forested lands for wildlife habitat.It's a 15-hundre

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2025/11/12/on-national-forests-logging-projects-advance-with-less-public-input/

On Oct. 17, more than two weeks into the ongoing government shutdown, the Flathead National Forest’s district ranger in Swan Lake proposed an emergency logging and thinning project west of Blacktail Mountain called the West Truman Project. The project proposal, as well as its stated objective to r...

11/12/2025

11/07/2025

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/11/06/prescribed-burns-a-focus-as-fix-our-forests-act-moves-through-congress/?emci=7064ffa8-65bb-f011-8e61-6045bdd6f338&emdi=91977da3-e9bb-f011-8194-00224823ff9b&ceid=107917

Co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheehy, bill seeks to find solutions for growing wildfire threat and promotes prescribed burns

11/07/2025

MFCN 2025 Awards at 10th Annual Workshop Nov. 7. Education and Outreach Award presented to Sean Steinebach.