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Archive Home > 2002 > August > 11 > Battle over newly burned timber begins

Battle over newly burned timber begins

Timber industry, environmentalists pushing Forest Service for answer

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
August 11, 2002

As firefighters battle wildfires throughout Oregon, another war is smoldering over what will become of the burned trees.

Environmentalists have been pressuring the U.S. Forest Service to commit to keeping the burned areas off limits to cutting.

Timber industry representatives want the agency to....

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