THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN FOREST 



This forest, typical of the Northern Rocky Mountains, consists 

 mainly of lodgepole pine, spruce, Douglas-fir, and alpine fir. 

 Most of the timber lies on the east slope of the Rockies in 

 Glacier, Pondera, and Teton Counties. There are also small 

 patches in the Bear Paw Mountains, the Little Rockies, and the 

 Sweetgrass Hills. Most of the timber cutting in Northern Montana 

 has been in this forest type, supplying fuelwood, posts, poles, 

 mine timbers, and other products for local use. These forests 

 were the site of early day tie-cutting operations . 



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