Area forest project advances

A forest project years in the planning to protect and improve the 262,000 acre Boulder River landscape from the Continental Divide to the community of Boulder has reached the implementation phase. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge Working Group (BDWG) said last week the Boulder Lowlands project “is a first step toward improving ecosystem resiliency on this important landscape.”

Management approaches identified for the project:

• support effective collaboration of diverse interests to guide land stewardship;