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Although the company has tried to reassure critics that its economic objectives would be carefully balanced by measures to protect the Flathead ecosystem, the proposal has sparked opposition on both sides of the border.

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A late night thunderstorm sent trees crashing and rocks tumbling. Lightning peppered the sky and the rain fell in sheets. When that storm passed, the sky still dark, there in the mud I saw the tracks — grizzly tracks as wide as the brim of my cowboy hat, and as deep as the treads on a Goodyear radial.

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We need to begin looking at fire the way we view rivers. No one should be permitted to construct homes in the “fire plain” any more than we permit home construction in a river flood plain. The flood plain is as much as a part of the river as the normal flow channel. And a similar situation exists for fires.

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Where we do not have confidence is in what effects the biocides will have on non-target insects, plants and animals, and even humans. The preferred control method, spraying Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk), a bacteria, may have unknown consequences, especially on rare or endangered species.

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The Chattahoochee National Forest has turned over management of some of its most popular recreation sites to a for-profit company, raising concerns about whether the public will have enough access to these taxpayer-funded lands.

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The fire, which began on private property, spread into a forested area one mile east of Sun Valley onto the Ketchum Ranger District in the Sawtooth National Forest area.

“Human Caused”