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Where fires used to be frequent, old forests now face high risk of devastating blazes

  • By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu Source: Meg Krawchuk, 541-737-1483, meg.krawchuk@oregonstate.edu; Bruno Aparicio, bruno.aparicio@oregonstate.edu
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Free news from OSU: A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest’s mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas that historically burned frequently at lower severity.

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Letter to the Editor: Appalled by appeal

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To the editor: I am appalled and truly saddened that Oregon is appealing to the state Supreme Court the rulings by lower courts that the proposed Walmart may not build on its chosen site here in The Dalles due to its wetlands.

Travelogue: Volcanoes of Chile
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Travelogue: Volcanoes of Chile

  • ELSIE DENTON

January is often a time to struggle with recently made resolutions. However, for me, every three years or so, January has meant packing my bags and field equipment and hopping a plane to the far end of South America.