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In Order to Extinguish Forest Fires, Don't Let Logging Burn Out
Publication Date: September 2008
Publisher(s): National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Author(s): Lani Cohan; H. Sterling Burnett
Funder(s): National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Funder(s): National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Topic: Environment (Forest management)
Keywords: Wildfires; Logging
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Federal mismanagement of U.S. forests has increased the number, size and cost of wildfires over the past decade. Historically, the national forests have been logged to provide lumber for commercial activities, to promote forest recreation, species protection and management, and to prevent wildfires. In recent decades this has changed. Pressure and lawsuits from environmental lobbyists have prevented or delayed both commercial and salvage logging, turning many of our national forests into tinderboxes.