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U.S. Forest Service Faces Backlash Over Logging Project

2/28/2026

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The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project in Michigan's Ottawa National Forest, involving logging, gravel mining, and road construction across roughly 40 miles.
Environmental groups express concern about impacts on endangered species, including the northern long-eared bat, and the spread of invasive species.
Critics say logging could raise wildfire risk and harm mature forests that store carbon.

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Story summary

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project in Michigan's Ottawa National Forest, involving logging, gravel mining, and road construction across roughly 40 miles.
Environmental groups express concern about impacts on endangered species, including the northern long-eared bat, and the spread of invasive species.
Critics say logging could raise wildfire risk and harm mature forests that store carbon.