Forest Service proposes logging in Bridgers and Bangtails

By Michael Wright
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
November 30, 2017
Category: Forestry
Region: United States, US West

Forest officials are seeking public comment on a logging project in the Bridger and Bangtail mountains northeast of Bozeman. The Forest Service wants to cut down trees on about 2,300 acres in the Bridger Mountains north of Bridger Bowl Ski Area and in the Bangtail Mountains east of there. Forest officials have held public meetings and field trips to the area over the past few months. A full proposal was released Wednesday. The proposed project area begins about 13 miles northeast of Bozeman. It includes land near Battle Ridge Campground, Fairy Lake and on the slopes below Ross Pass. It also proposes work in the Bangtail Mountains, east of Grassy Mountain. The Forest Service’s proposal says the area is likely to be susceptible to tree-killing insect and disease outbreaks in the future.

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