Forest Service field projects across Montana are being delayed as they
await review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The reviews are required to ensure that the projects, which range from
road culvert removals to logging projects, comply with the Endangered Species
Act.
The listing of bull trout as a threatened species last July created
a new tier of paperwork in the service’s elaborate “consultation” process.
Without a corresponding increase in staff, the Helena office has …
