Tester to host open houses on Forest Jobs and Recreation Act this weekend in Dillon and Bozeman
From Senator Tester’s Washington, D.C. Office – Senator Jon Tester will host two open houses this weekend to discuss the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.
Tester’s first open house is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Beier Auditorium on the campus of University of Montana-Western in Dillon. The second event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday in the third-floor community room of the Gallatin County Courthouse.
Both events are free and open to the public.
After presentations, Tester and his staff will be on hand to gather feedback and answer questions about the legislation.
EVENT: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act open house with Sen. Jon Tester
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 26, from 9-10:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Beier Auditorium
University of Montana-Western, Dillon
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 28, from 9:30-11 a.m.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Community Room of the Gallatin County Courthouse
311 West Main Street, Bozeman
Tester plans to hold additional open houses in other communities in the coming weeks.
Tester introduced the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in July after seeking input from stakeholders across the state and hosting listening sessions in Libby, Missoula, Deer Lodge and Townsend.
The unique legislation is based on proposals by loggers, conservationists, motorized users, hunters and anglers. It will create jobs and protect communities from wildfire by requiring at least 100,000 acres of timber harvest over ten years in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests. The bill also creates new opportunities for recreation and safeguards prime hunting and fishing lands for future generations.
More than 1,000 Montanans have signed up as citizen cosponsors of the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. More information about the legislation is available online at tester.senate.gov/forest.
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