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line-height: 22px; text-align: inherit;" class=""><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">You Can Object to Huge Clearcuts Near Swan Lake Today!</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="wrapper" role="module" data-type="image" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="table-layout: fixed; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; width: 600px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size: 6px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><img class="max-width" src="https://marketing-image-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/99523d6dda8d2ab90b69522589bc60f7d3dbe40f28bbe1de447f68f4aca8ed70c12bcfe9ca994f2239022ad24d53401f8ebcaedee3bc4c020792ae54257ad0fe.jpg" alt="Clearcuts on Sixmile Mountain" width="600" border="0" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 600px; height: auto !important;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="table-layout: fixed;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" style="padding: 18px 0px; line-height: 22px; text-align: inherit;" class=""><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">You can send a two-minute email today objecting to half-square-mile clearcuts proposed near Swan Lake!</span></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">It may be too late to object to the above "landscape restoration" clearcuts on Sixmile Mountain, but<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">you have until Feb 9 to object</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to huge clearcuts being planned to "reduce fire danger" on the other side of Swan Lake!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">Please send a quick email today to Swan Lake District Ranger Chris Dowling (<a href="mailto:chris.dowling@usda.gov?subject=Bug%20Creek%20-%20Exceed%20Max%20Opening" style="color: rgb(17, 136, 230); text-decoration: none;" class="">chris.dowling@usda.gov</a>) and Regional Forester Leanne Marten (<a href="mailto:leanne.marten@usda.gov?subject=Bug%20Creek%20-%20Exceed%20Max%20Opening" style="color: rgb(17, 136, 230); text-decoration: none;" class="">leanne.marten@usda.gov</a>). Put "Bug Creek - Exceed Max Opening" in the subject line.</span></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">Tell them you object to the oversized clearcuts being planned under the Bug Creek Project on Crane Mountain because:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">1. They violate the Flathead Forest Plan standard limiting the maximum size to 40 acres.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">2. They will be ugly.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">3. They will leave wildlife without hiding cover or shade, leaving them more vulnerable to poaching and heat stress, and will leave birds with no trees to nest in.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">4. They will greatly increase the spread of wildfire because they dry out the forest floor, produce more ignitable fuels like grass, brush and dense stands of little trees, and are conducive to higher wind speeds that fan the flames.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">5. They don't decrease the spread of wildfire by keeping forest openings limited to the 15 meters recommended by science.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class=""><a href="http://url3554.swanview.org/ls/click?upn=vLe1R9qumhJYro6ndPE-2FHhMtmIah2-2BTMxzfySo9WjsJlfVnp91bvS14CufcaPsmJqaCmQatB4mEOR7AmtjpYC7U9lrDharvFJuYmUF8Vnqc-3D7PQh_IrVKFt61B0RSPoIcLeWyNoYwAeFCHB27BNm8dhbnoR5XlNNb1-2FzKtOAkUAByizK9fNhCbpWn-2B73Q-2FXSmLyfeZBvJ0zMsBrQBWZuIgBlLOmneXwNvDS-2B6EmLZFqdrij7yxSC3jGRK-2FZdYkpdey-2F6Dw5ebBZWhamN9SoAEuqiqvzScPvFYJh6gq4hjhqYNBFo4h7X9QTIHRGReCeqN6atyNgP0UYh0K2Tyd0-2BZ7fh5NaiKsF-2FOYWNsCPtcwTb5EOMEoA-2BNCJQoHDbgEISQzou-2BgtGJYh2d8BKHI81YYUTDMFnsXWJh9fyCfvsxfAUZSgQUxIz2xUYL93ONcIyDeSKtV5HyYGHBCSQNy23-2FCezS2JETDPXUGdDmjE0g88-2BxVUXmr9fPp9LnGZ-2Fg1DFfIS0-2BwlvuMk-2BQOOm3lptsPOU0wMk-3D" style="color: rgb(17, 136, 230); text-decoration: none;" class="">Click here</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for our email summarizing and attaching the most recent fire science.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class=""><a href="http://url3554.swanview.org/ls/click?upn=vLe1R9qumhJYro6ndPE-2FHhMtmIah2-2BTMxzfySo9WjsJlfVnp91bvS14CufcaPsmJpWGjxPZJ2WeIEhYxduW8ifmr5RJ1MsmxouELXoOeyy8-3D3dVc_IrVKFt61B0RSPoIcLeWyNoYwAeFCHB27BNm8dhbnoR5XlNNb1-2FzKtOAkUAByizK9fNhCbpWn-2B73Q-2FXSmLyfeZBvJ0zMsBrQBWZuIgBlLOmneXwNvDS-2B6EmLZFqdrij7yxSC3jGRK-2FZdYkpdey-2F6Dw5ebBZWhamN9SoAEuqiqvzScPvFYJh6gq4hjhqYNBFo4h7X9QTIHRGReCeqN6atyNgP0UYh0K2Tyd0-2BZ7fh5NaiJN6b0fV5-2B33JBNpyjIRmBVPxxxmMNbBCuRJGHhejgKyYmjgvjqZk9irvi2dg6HNt2EVyOUsLIHKgrxHJj-2B-2FuHKWPpjupdM4O1EzC5BX4YmaxfkiteJkAlTF2h0FI-2FeXPIDG8LZkf1B5lNqSvFfY9TUYPnNevEFwat7P4Sm2KeerW68QI9bPyN96lTu8zzUhg-3D" style="color: rgb(17, 136, 230); text-decoration: none;" class="">Click here</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for our comment letter detailing other problems with excessive clearcut sizes.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class=""><a href="http://url3554.swanview.org/ls/click?upn=-2FIuvJhSchktlKK8aKJdxCdnV3QeefWlUdNLZDkAsYHEW9xNbmXqMecpyUu5jy2TxJNBaHuOP-2Bq0Nt-2B4t1rGXkA-3D-3DSL_d_IrVKFt61B0RSPoIcLeWyNoYwAeFCHB27BNm8dhbnoR5XlNNb1-2FzKtOAkUAByizK9fNhCbpWn-2B73Q-2FXSmLyfeZBvJ0zMsBrQBWZuIgBlLOmneXwNvDS-2B6EmLZFqdrij7yxSC3jGRK-2FZdYkpdey-2F6Dw5ebBZWhamN9SoAEuqiqvzScPvFYJh6gq4hjhqYNBFo4h7X9QTIHRGReCeqN6atyNgP0UYh0K2Tyd0-2BZ7fh5Nagesrb7AudTX2bBlJeaURCRzIznkwmjbjIHbKPGL5p5DUahJVkXV4Rmsax0xqfyPO-2BttRFWHx9kf4-2BgurBCYaSB9JRHcl9FPt1e84aJdQcWTokLS-2ByOUUNzU1W45AGfwt0fFQdu6XEN-2FFmaMjEzPXbi3kvOX1-2BkUnfcwXAhCr2qx9zp0tGgYEu-2B8K0gba9GXdg-3D" style="color: rgb(17, 136, 230); text-decoration: none;" class="">Click here</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the Forest Service's invitation for you to comment on its excessively sized clearcuts on Crane Mountain.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="">THANK YOU for taking a few moments to fight massive clearcutting on the Flathead National Forest!</span></span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="wrapper" role="module" data-type="image" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="table-layout: fixed; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; width: 600px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 6px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><img class="max-width" src="https://marketing-image-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/3e1003486908351bbf51cad5042f513ead9df44c26738c68cd89f9d1ee563a6dac70f38feded06f36f232df3658a3e84a23ebc45dce4b0f9f16483c11fdf56cd.jpg" alt="Keith and signature" width="300" border="0" style="max-width: 50%; display: block; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 300px; height: auto !important;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" width="100%" role="module" data-type="columns" data-version="2" bgcolor="" style="padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr role="module-content" class=""><td height="100%" valign="top" class=""><table width="300.000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" bgcolor="" class=" column-0 empty column of-2
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