Watch for Log Hauling on Forest Service Roads

Visitors to the Bighorn National Forest may encounter log hauling trucks on forest roads in the Tongue Ranger District for the remainder of the summer and into the fall. According to information from the Forest Service, the hauling will be on the west end of Forest System Road 26 between Tie Flume Campground and Highway 14, and on Forest System Roads 223 and 16, south of Highway 14.

Timber harvesting operations are being implemented to reduce hazardous fuel loads, improve resilience to future insect and disease epidemics and increase the diversity of forested wildlife habitats. Timber removed from these projects will be processed into lumber, posts, boards and poles at mills in the Black Hills area.