Flathead National Forest Proposes Salvage Logging on 1,537 Acres Burned in Skillet Fire

The Flathead National Forest is proposing a timber salvage project on 1,537 acres burned in this year’s Skillet Fire, and it is accepting public comment on the plan through Nov. 25. The project was analyzed under the Post Fire Recovery Environmental Assessment, a nationwide U.S. Forest Service initiative that guides proposed actions after wildfires. First ignited July 29, the Skillet Fire burned for over a month on nearly 3,400 acres of national forest land about 15 miles west of Olney. Roughly 3,100 of those acres are in the Flathead National Forest, where officials have proposed salvage activities in the Bowen Creek, Robertson Creek, Alder Creek and Sunday pass areas. On Nov. 11, the forest released the proposed action plan and a draft decision with finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the Skillet Fire Salvage Project.

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