Mark Benedict examines the aftermath of a windstorm on a recently thinned unit of the Flathead National Forest, near Salmon Prairie. (Hailey Smalley/ Daily Inter Lake)
April 5, 2026
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Warm winter challenges Northwest Montana timber industry
Soaring winter temperatures. An atmospheric river that washed out bridges and roads. A massive windstorm that scattered trees like pick-up sticks.