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Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) A Swan Valley environmental group has found more evidence that Forest Service road closures are often ineffective, and the resulting illegal road use threatens Montana’s fish and wildlife. Recently, the Swan View Coalition published a 2022 survey of more than 300 closed roads on the Flathead National Forest, which found about a third to a half …

Four farms in Chester County and one in Montgomery County are being protected from residential and commercial development as part of a statewide effort to preserve green spaces and protect agriculture.  The farms are among 35 in Pennsylvania that collectively are receiving $8.64 million from the state’s Farmland Preservation Program, which helps farmers conserve resources, purchase equipment, manage property and expand …