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KNF officials hold out hopes of hitting goal of 80 million board feet of lumber

by WILL LANGHORNE
The Western News | July 13, 2021 7:00 AM

With a series of forestry projects headed down the pike, officials with the Kootenai National Forest are still hoping to hit their goal of 80 million board feet of lumber by the end of September.

Chad Benson, forest supervisor, said reaching the goalpost would likely hinge on the Black Ram Project, a timber harvest that has repeatedly drawn fire from environmental groups for how it may affect grizzly bear populations in the Yaak...

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