Restoration efforts in the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon are getting underway. While most of the area was lightly burned or even un-burned, more than a third of the acreage suffered severe or moderate tree damage. Federal forest managers are gearing up to authorize salvage logging in some of the more badly-burned areas. Local elected officials are pushing tough for cutting those trees. But others question whether the long-term costs outweigh the short term benefits. Jefferson Public Radio’s Liam Moriarty reports.
Source: thetakeaway.org