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Forest managers across federal lands in Montana are intentionally setting fire to piles of underbrush, slash, and anything that could fuel a future wildfire. Controlled burns were halted this past spring due to concern that smoke could aggravate COVID-19 cases, but now as cases reach new highs, forest managers are addressing their backlog of burns.
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HELENA, Mont. — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.
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Montanans who’ve been stuck in the house due to the coronavirus pandemic are finally getting some fresh air on the state’s campsites. That’s led to some…
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Every summer, conservation crews cut a dent into the billion-dollar backlog of labor on public land in Montana. But the novel coronavirus means...
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A handful of Montana wildland firefighters are helping fight the historic bushfires in Australia, which have burned over 12 million acres, destroyed over…