Rural Oregonians Respond to the Draft Elliott State "Research" Forest Plan
The Oregon Department of State Lands has released its Draft Elliot State Research Forest Forest Management Plan Community Engagement Report.
Mann Gulch: August 5, 1949
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"The preservationist approach has about run its course."
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God Almighty this is hard to watch
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The Worst Wildfire Season in a Century
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The Dinosaurs of the Elliott State Forest
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A Moral Responsibility to Tell the Truth
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