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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
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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