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Environmental, timber interests address City Club Missoula about Beaverhead forest

A coalition of timber companies and conservation groups is urging Montana’s congressional delegation to introduce legislation that would make the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest a model for managing federal lands nationwide.

The coalition has drafted a bill that calls for increased logging on Montana’s largest national forest, but also setting aside large swaths of new wilderness and better protecting streams, wildlife and forest health.

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership http://www.b-dpartnership.org. on Friday discussed its vision for the future management of the 3.3-million-acre forest at a City Club Missoula http://www.cityclubmissoula.org forum.

By JOHN CRAMER of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/11/16/news/mtregional/news07.txt

Full Audio of the discussion: http://www.missoulian.com/123/cityclub111607.php.

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