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Archive Home > 2002 > May > 20 > Homes, forest face off for another fire season

Homes, forest face off for another fire season

Development in danger zones increases each year

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
May 20, 2002

Looking west from Awbrey Butte, the thick, dark forest drapes like a cloak from the base of the snow-capped Cascades to Bend city streets.

Several breaks within the sea of green reveal the life going on beneath a canopy: homes, golf courses, paved roads.

Within the dominant pine forest,....

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