RSSGround zero in timber wars shows signs of peace
From: The Washington Times | June 21, 2009
TAKILMA, Ore. — On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hard hats worked their way through an old neglected clear-cut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later. Freshly trained and closely supervised, the crew took care to leave behind volunteer sproutings of dogwood, madrone and huckleberry as well as the sugar pine and Douglas fir planted here 20 years ago. The pattern is designed to grow into a healthy forest less vulnerable to wildfire and better for fish and wildlife, rather than …
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