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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The Missoula Area Chamber of Commerces Forest Resources Committee invites the public to attend the third and final 2026 Forest Conversations event on Wednesday, March 11,
from 6:007:30 p.m., featuring a discussion on tribal perspectives on forest management with members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Forestry and Fire and Tribal Relations Divisions. Marchs conversation will be led by:</span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Katie McDonald, CSKT Tribal Relations Specialist</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Kaylie Durglo, Reserved Treaty Rights Land (RTRL) Project Coordinator</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Justin Underwood, CSKT Fuels Project Planner</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The evenings presentations and conversations, hosted on the ancestral lands of the Salish and Kootenai people, will explore the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
approaches to coordination and restoration, and cultural perspectives about our native forests from river bottoms to high elevation species.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The event will be held in the Balsamroot Conference Room at the Missoula Butterfly House building (GM Marks Exploration Center), located at 1075 South Avenue West, Missoula.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">This event is free and open to the public, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The Forest Conversations series is co-hosted by the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerces Forest Resources Committee and the Missoula Conservation District and is designed
to foster community dialogue around forest stewardship, science, and management in western Montana.</span></p>
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