Daines Calls Forest Service Withdrawal of Old Growth Amendment “Victory for Commonsense, Local Management of our Forests”
U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today after the U.S. Forest Service announced it is withdrawing the National Old Growth Amendment draft environmental impact statement: “Montanans are sick of breathing in smoke and the Forest Service heard their concerns loud and clear. Today is a victory for commonsense local management of our forests. Now the folks on the ground can get back to managing our forests rather than bowing to the green lobby and getting bogged down in needless paperwork. Montana’s old growth forests are already protected by each individual Forest Plan, so this proposal would have simply delayed work