Tonto is one of many national forests that suffer environmental damage caused by thoughtless, even unscrupulous, visitors. And the U.S. Forest Service doesn't have the cash or manpower to tackle the problem.

By Briggeman, Kim A Z-shaped chunk of white turned blue on the Bitterroot National Forest map this week.

By Moore, Michael Forest protection groups on Friday appealed a federal court decision that allowed Montana's first fuel-reduction project under the national Healthy Forests Restoration Act to move forward.

By Backus, Perry After nearly eight months of debate, the fate of Montana's first Healthy Forests Restoration Act timber sale rests in the hands of U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy of Missoula.

By Backus, Perry The fate of Montana's first hazardous fuels project under the Bush administration's Healthy Forests Restoration Act was debated Friday before U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula.