This map shows Weyerhaeuser property that’s under the Block Management program in Montana. The purple is the Weyerhaeuser lands. A sale could block off a huge swath of land to public access from Kalispell to Libby if the deal goes through, Lincoln County officials fear.
December 22, 2019
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December 22, 2019 4 a.m.
Questions raised about Weyerhaeuser sale
It has been less than a week since Weyerhaeuser announced the company will be selling its 630,000 acres of Montana timberlands to a private investment company, and Weyerhaeuser officials remain tight-lipped about who or what is purchasing the massive spans of land — a mystery exchange that has prompted speculation from residents, the conservation community, those in the lumber industry and other stakeholders.