MEIC reviews all timber sales on State School Trust Lands that contain old-growth forests.  Along with other groups, MEIC worked to improve rules, adopted by the State Land Board, governing the management and protection of the last vestiges of old growth forests on State-owned land. The regulations are intended to ensure sustainable management of the State’s forest resources and prevent the harvest of old growth timber stands.

• The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is seeking public input on its draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). They are proposing to INCREASE the timber harvest on state school trust lands for the next 50 years in order (they claim) to protect threatened and endangered species. (July 2009)
  
• Land Board Approves Swan Forest Old Growth Timber Sale (May 2009)

• Three Creeks Timber Sale (Feb. 2008)
• See also A Citizens Guide to Montana’s State Lands and the State Land Board
• History of Old Growth Controversy on School Trust lands