Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2003 > January > 08 > Pilot project thins logging red tape

Pilot project thins logging red tape

Plan creates ‘authority' to temporarily bend rules on forest projects

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
January 8, 2003

SISTERS - Officials at the U.S. Forest Service believe they have a new way to cut trees, thin out woody debris and bushes and make the country's forests stronger, healthier and more fire resistant.

But their methods have nothing to do with new machines or different techniques.

At a meeting....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.