Forest Service: The Flathead National Forest Cannot Meet Its Timber Goal
RCED-91-124
Published: May 10, 1991. Publicly Released: May 10, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO collected information on planned and actual amounts of timber offered for sale from the Flathead National Forest in northwestern Montana.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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Department of Agriculture | The Secretary of Agriculture should direct the Chief, Forest Service, to revise the allowable sale quantity and related future goals for Flathead National Forest timber offerings as soon as possible. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The agency disagrees with the recommendation.
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Forest conservationForest managementForestry legislationNational forestsSales contractsStrategic planningTimber salesTimber industryFunding shortfallForest plan