Expect logging truck traffic up North Fork for awhile
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 day, 18 hours AGO
A logger works in the woods in this file photo.
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | March 4, 2026 6:45 AM
If you’re traveling up the North Fork, expect to see logging trucks on the road. The Flathead National Forest has sold timber sales as part of the Frozen Moose Project, which has been in the works for about five years now and has multiple units in the area.
All told, there’s about 2,300 acres of timber sales which amounts to 14.4 million board feet of timber, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger Rob Davies said at the North Fork Interlocal last month.
“You’ll see a lot of log hauling the next few years,” he said.
That means motorists need to be aware of log trucks on the North Fork Road.
Davies added that one blowdown area from December’s wind storms will also likely be sold. It’s about 125 acres up Whale Creek Road.
Folks are also encouraged to cut downed trees along Forest Service roads for firewood as long as it’s on public land.
The trails in the North Fork are also expected to be a rough go, at least early in the season. The December wind storms were regionwide and numerous trees are down on just about every trail in the forest.
The North Fork Trails Association did about 25% more clearing than usual last year due to Forest Service staff cuts and will likely be doing as much this year as well, said Trails Association President Bill Walker.
The Association is all locals who pitch in with saws to clear trails in the North Fork outside of Glacier National Park.
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