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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 29 > About that ring around Black Butte: Experts say...

About that ring around Black Butte: Experts say...

Weather may be cause of rare phenomenon known as ‘red belt’

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
May 29, 2009

Something a little odd has appeared on the slopes of Black Butte and a few of its neighbors.

Midway up the butte west of Sisters, a distinct stripe of rust-colored trees has appeared between the evergreen pines.

While it might look like some deadly tree disease swept through a swath of forest,....

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