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MAY 14, 2001

A federal judge on Friday blocked implementation of the US Department of Agriculture's roadless forest rules but that doesn't necessarily mean there will be any changes to national forests.

As for forests in Montana and north Idaho, a regional official said not much was planned for them anyway. About 6.4 million acres of land in Montana and 300,000 acres in Idaho are affected.

The state of Idaho, the Kootenai Tribe, a paper company, two Idaho counties, and other private groups sued to block the USDA rules.

Get the Story:
Nothing planned for Montana-Idaho roadless areas, Forest Service says (AP 5/14)

Relevant Links:
Boise Cascade - http://www.bc.com
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho - http://www.kootenai.org
Roadless Forest Plan - http://roadless.fs.fed.us
The US Forest Service - http://www.fs.fed.us

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