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Thousands more acres will now remain working forestland in northwest Montana, adding to the area’s network of conservation easements. The largest piece helps fill in a gap in a string of easements, securing public access to the eastern edge of the Cabinet Mountains.

Federal and state environmental officials said another piece of the Libby asbestos Superfund complex is cleaned up.

The Trust for Public Land says the working-forest conservation easement will allow for sustainable timber production, public access and recreation while ensuring protection of water quality and critical habitat.

Montana wildlife officials want to purchase a conservation easement on over 27,000 acres of timberlands in northwest Montana.Montana Fish, Wildlife and…

In Missoula Friday, Montana’s Republican U.S. Senator, Steve Daines, said Senate leadership has committed to, “Put some kind of a package together of…