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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 30 > Deschutes timber take a cut above the state’s

Deschutes timber take a cut above the state’s

Increased harvest here could help prevent big fires and maintain jobs, but the benefits may be ‘short-lived’

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
July 30, 2009

The amount of timber cut from Oregon’s forests and hauled to lumber mills dropped 9 percent between 2007 and 2008, as the housing market tanked and the price of timber dropped.

But in Deschutes County, the amount of timber harvested increased by 60 percent, led by a spike in harvest....

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