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    Trust Lands Forest Management
    Trust Lands Forest Management
    Forest Product Sales
    Forest Product Sales

    Revenue from forested trust lands comes mainly from the sale of forest products. This program includes all activities required to grow, harvest, and sell forest products efficiently.

    Forest Improvement
    Forest Improvement

    The forest improvement program uses fees from harvested timber to improve health, productivity, and income potential of forested trust lands.

    Forest Inventory
    Forest Inventory

    The forest inventory program is responsible for collection and analysis of forest resource data to support planning of forest management and other activities.

    Resource Management
    Resource Management

    This program provides technical assistance to field staff in hydrology, soils, fisheries, wildlife, road engineering and more. The program also provides reviews and monitoring on forested trust lands.

    Welcome to Trust Lands Forest Management

    A statewide team of foresters, managers, hydrologists, biologists, and planners collectively manage over 780,000 acres of forested state trust lands for the benefit of the common schools and other institutions in Montana. As state trust land managers, they work under the direction of the Board of Land Commissioners. The Forest Management Program accounts for approximately 10% of the Trust Land Management Division’s total revenue.

    Fiscal year 2022 numbers for the Forest Management Program: 

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    Thinned larch forest.
    Current Timber Sales
    A portion of annual income for Montana’s Trust beneficiaries comes from the harvest and sale of approximately 20-30 timber sales per year on forested trust lands.
    Timber Sale in Montana
    Proposed Timber Sales
    Scoping notices for upcoming proposed timber sales are available for viewing and public comment.
    Forest.
    Previous Timber Sale Results

    Summaries of previous timber sale’s bid results and revenues are available to view up until fiscal year 2021.

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    Timber Permits

    Individual citizens may apply for a commercial timber permit for up to 500,000 board feet.

    Prescribed forest burn.
    Forest Management Policies

    The Forest Management Program implements various environmental policies, plans and strategies to ensure the proper management and protection of natural resources.

    Post-fire timber salvage.
    MEPA Documents

    Environmental reviews conducted for forest management and related activities can be viewed from the last 30 days. For documents older than 30 days, please visit https://leg.mt.gov/mepa/search/.


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