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Project is Cutting Down Trees to Reduce Forest Fire Risks
Project is Cutting Down Trees to Reduce Forest Fire Risks
Project is Cutting Down Trees to Reduce Forest Fire Risks
CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) — To restore a forest and reduce the risk of severe wildfires, a conservation group is cutting down trees. But it's not a typical commercial logging operation. The Nature Conservancy is selectively logging dry forests in Washington's Central Cascade Mountains as part of a long-term plan to make thousands of privately owned forestland more resilient to fire, disease and climate