ABSTRACT
The stabilization and enrichment of life in a forest community are broad social objectives. A pertinent question to ask is why stability is declared the objective of planning in a forest community. The Libby-Troy community is not only in an area in which the traditionally unstable forest industry is the dominant one, but this community is also in a state which during its history has known much instability. The Montana booms and depressions in mining, in livestock raising, and in dry fanning are well known. Major features of the forest utilization policy that have been evolving: that the Libby-Troy area be operated as one sustained yield management unit and that the Libby Mill be the major manufacturer of sawlogs and be sustained at a given level. The forest situation in south Lincoln County presents real problems, but also great opportunities. The community has a relatively large acreage of forest land which, if managed properly, would provide continuous crops of timber.
