WHITEFISH — Members of the Congressional Western Caucus and the Trump Administration were in Whitefish on Tuesday for discussion on wildfire, the endangered species act and more.

United States Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s panel and spoke on a variety of topics.

Those topics included increasing Timber production and reducing wildfire risks.

“We got to make sure we protect rural America from wildfires, and that’s through forest management, that’s also through aggressive fire suppression, but there’s got to be that certainty, and we have to have good communication,” said Schultz.

Representatives in congress from across the county attended the caucus and participated in back-and-forth sessions with panel members.

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis led

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