Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest lays out draft plans for wildfire fuels reduction

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest lays out draft plans for wildfire fuels reduction

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest covers almost 3 million acres across central Montana. Leaders say much of that forest land carries more fuel and more wildfire risk than it should.Historically on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, about 100,000 acres would have burned every year, said forest supervisor Emily Platt. If you combine the fuels management work we currently do and the wildfire acres that currently burn, its less tha…

Lewis-Clark National Forest lays out draft fire fuel reduction

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest covers almost 3 million acres across central Montana. Leaders say much of that forest land carries more fuel – and more wildfire risk – than it should. Continue reading…