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profdant139
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Sep 04, 2019

Seeking expert opinion: thinning vs prescribed burns

Almost all of us on this forum are avid users of the national forests. Some of us favor extensive logging. Some of us don't want the forest altered in any way. I understand both of those positions....
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ORbiker
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Sep 04, 2019
profdant139 wrote:
I wonder if thinning can be paid for by the value of the timber removed?? And maybe also some money can be set aside for mitigating or repairing the damage done by the logging equipment?

I am revealing my ignorance here!! ;)



What type of timber? Size? Location off main roads? Number of acres?

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