Bitterroot National Forest

Avoid the rush, get your permits early.

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Plans include commercial and personal picking.

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Logging in another area of the valley.

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210 acres killed by beetles will be involved in operation.

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The Bitterroot National Forest issues backcountry road warnings.

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The Mountain Pine Beetle is a killer. The Bitterroot National Forest has noted a 6-fold increase in lodgepole pine trees killed by the beetle since 2009.
Some of the trees are in campgrounds and recreation areas

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The emergency closure of the Saddle Complex Fire on the West Fork Ranger District is being lifted as of 8am September 29. Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor Julie King said the closure was in place since August 24 and this will re-open a large number of roads and trails south of Painted Rocks Reservoir

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Wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour pushed the Up Top forest fire another 1,100 acres this weekend. So far, the fire has burned about 11,000 acres in the Bitterroot National Forest and currently is moving toward the east, spotting over into the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest northeast of Dam Lake

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The Up Top Fire in the 41 Complex of forest fires 8 miles east of Hamilton has begun to "boil" again, with temperatures back into the 80s in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, according to Bitterroot National Forest information officer Tod McKay

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With Thursday's rain, not much movement from the Up Top Fire in the 41 Complex on the east side of the Bitterroot Valley in the Sapphire Mountains. Crews continued to work on the west side of the fire, working at least 100 feet inside the fire perimeter

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