WHITEFISH — U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Shultz on Tuesday said America’s national forests need less wildfire and more logging, mining, grazing and recreational activity. Schultz spoke at the Congressional Western Caucus conference where U.S. senators and representatives discussed policy with state officials, industry groups and prominent think tanks. Schultz said his approach will favor expedited review for natural resource development… He intends to aggressively suppress all wildfires and make more USFS land accessible for recreational use by motorized users and others. “America should mine, mill and manufacture more,” he said, adding that more of the country’s national forests will be available to log in the near and long term to comply with Trump’s executive orders and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Trump signed into law on July 4. Schultz said implementing those directives will give companies more certainty to invest in lumber mills, which cost about $250 million to build.