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Archive Home > 2004 > March > 07 > Forest acreage to be thinned will rise dramatically this year

Forest acreage to be thinned will rise dramatically this year

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
March 7, 2004

National Forest officials in Central Oregon plan a dramatic increase in the acreage treated to reduce wildfire this year - with a goal of thinning fuels on about 75,000 acres throughout the region.

That is a significant increase over the roughly 50,350 acres officials treated in 2003, said....

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