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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 07 > 4 wild areas proposed for study

4 wild areas proposed for study

Forest Service plan would set aside lands to observe changes over time

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
January 7, 2009

The Forest Service may create four research natural areas in the Deschutes National Forest that would be left relatively untouched and studied over time.

The areas would be set aside, with no logging or grazing allowed, so that scientists can study how forests, grasslands, wetlands and other....

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