Forest Service calls off West Yellowstone project

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Nov 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM MST

Story Updated: Nov 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM MST

WEST YELLOWSTONE - The U.S. Forest Service has called off a logging and prescribed burning project near West Yellowstone to further analyze its effects on Yellowstone grizzly bears.

The Lonesome Wood project, about 12 miles northwest of town targeted about 3,100 acres for prescribed burns and tree thinning. The project was intended to reduce the risk of large-scale wildfires in the area.

A federal judge in Missoula in September struck down a 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision that had removed federal protections for the grizzly. The ruling restored the species' protected status under the Endangered Species Act.

Gallatin National Forest officials say, in light of that decision, they'll re-evaluate the Lonesome Wood project to make sure it complies with the Endangered Species Act.

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