Rice Ridge Salvage Proposed, Comments Sought

From 160,000 to 4,800 acres

SEELEY LAKE – A handful of interested community members gathered Jan. 10 to learn more about the less than 5,000 acres proposed for timber salvage on the 160,000-acre Rice Ridge Fire that burned last summer. Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley and nearly 20 U.S. Forest Service employees on the Interdisciplinary (ID) Team explained how they determined what areas could be cut and what areas they plan to plant. Comments will be accepted until Jan. 22 at 5 p.m.

Remote Sensing Coordinator Steve Brown explained how they determined the number of acres that could be opened for salvage on the Ri...

 

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