Volume 8 , Issue 7

Mill Owners Eye Timber Sale...

Taken from the Durango Herald, dated January 15, 2006, written by Chuck Slothower, Herald Staff Writer:

"Nearly four years after the Missionary Ridge Fire burned more than 70,000 acres, the trees it killed and left standing are increasingly likely to fall, posing a potential danger to motorists and forest users. The fire left many trees standing with weak root systems, according to Philip Kemp, a forester with Dolores Public Lands. Trees may look OK but have little holding them up. And those at the lowest elevations are most susceptible to falling....." -- http://www.durangoherald.com News - Mill Owners Eye Tree Sale   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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