The post Amid Pisgah logging plans post-Helene, Forest Service shuts out public appeared first ... They also pointed to studies suggesting that salvage logging can increase fire risk in the short ...

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging is the Forest Service’s primary method of handling such a large disturbance.

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging is the Forest Service’s primary method of handling such a large disturbance.

A group of neighbors saw their forest toppled by Tropical Storm Helene’s winds. It’s getting reshaped again, this time by salvage logging. “None of these folks were trying to grow timber ...

The Post Fire along Highway 12 near the Montana/Idaho border is 94 percent contained on Monday morning, a release from the U.S. Forest Service said. The fire has burned about 144 acres.