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Tree deaths outpace growth two-to-one, speaker says; wildfire blamed, logging defended
Summary
An unidentified speaker, citing U.S. Forest Service reports, said tree mortality in national forests exceeds growth by two-to-one and attributed much of the loss to wildfire. The speaker said timber harvesting accounts for about 25% of net growth and called logging part of the solution.
An unidentified speaker, citing U.S. Forest Service reports, told the committee that tree mortality in national forests now exceeds tree growth by a ratio of two to one.
The speaker said the data — "According to US Forest Service reports, [tree] mortality for the first time, exceeds tree growth by 2 times" — shows a pressing shift in forest health and emphasized the scale of…
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