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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 11 > Preventing wildfires, a little bit at a time

Preventing wildfires, a little bit at a time


September 11, 2009

An estimated 190 million acres of federally managed forests and rangeland are at risk of catastrophic wildfire, according to a 2002 Forest Service study. That’s an area roughly three times the state of Oregon.

How do you tackle a problem this big? Bit by bit.

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., has been....

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