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- Title
Deforestration on Deschutes National Forest.
- Authors
WUERTHNER, GEORGE
- Abstract
The article discusses the deforestation practices on the Deschutes National Forest and questions the justifications provided by the Forest Service. After losing the social license to log public forests for the timber industry, the Forest Service adopted the threat of wildfires as a new excuse for logging. The Deschutes National Forest has received federal funding for fuel reduction measures, including prescribed fire and mechanical fuel reduction (logging). However, the article argues that these practices can have negative consequences, such as the construction of new logging roads increasing the chances of wildfires and the removal of significant carbon stored in trees contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. The article also questions the effectiveness of the Forest Service's approach in protecting nearby communities from wildfires.
- Subjects
FOREST reserves; WILDFIRES; FOREST restoration; GREENHOUSE gases; MOUNTAIN pine beetle; LITTLE Ice Age
- Publication
CounterPunch, 2024, p1
- ISSN
1086-2323
- Publication type
Article