Lakeside project aimed at preventing powerline-caused fires
A map shows the Blacktail Flathead Electric Cooperative Powerline Corridor Project.
The Flathead Forest is planning to remove hazardous fuels to help protect electrical infrastructure along the road to Blacktail Mountain Ski Area above Lakeside.
The proposed project is 4 miles west of Lakeside along the Flathead Electric powerline right of way. It is mostly within a designated wildland urban interface, according to the Forest Service scoping notice.
About 364 acres would be treated with a combination of hand and mechanical equipment, with the intent of improving the forest's wildfire resiliency, protecting the electrical grid and decreasing the likelihood of a powerline-caused wildfire.
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