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Archive Home > 2007 > April > 26 > A burning debate for Oregon forests

A burning debate for Oregon forests

Salvage logging studies counter common beliefs about forest fire intensity

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
April 26, 2007

When the last flame has been extinguished, the embers mopped up and the firefighters sent home, that's when the controversy often begins.

Whether to harvest burned timber killed in a wildfire is one of the more contentious issues in forest management. Salvage proposals both big and small - from....

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