Chris Servheen writes, "The mill has been an important local destination for logs harvested in Western Montana in thinning projects to reduce fire danger in the wildfire-urban interface."
Looking to grow its programs and support the downtown business district, the Clark Fork River Market plans to return to its old stomping grounds on the river lot this season.
The city created the poplar farm in the early 2000s to reduce its release of phosphorus and nitrogen into the Clark Fork River, beyond what the wastewater plant was capable of doing on its own.