Seeley Swan Pathfinder -

Griffen Smith of the Pathfinder

Housing has become a national problem for the United States Forest Service, and both the Seeley Ranger District and the Swan Lake Ranger District are in talks of building new housing on USFS land.

The Swan Valley Community Council dived into the need for housing with both Chris Dowling, the Swan Lake district ranger, and Quinn Carver, the Seeley Lake district ranger on June 20.

Both rangers agreed that the lack of housing in the area is holding people off from living and working in the area.

“We can’t hire teachers, I can’t hire people in the Forest...