Science & Environment

Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn’t stopping catastrophic wildfires

By Tony Schick (OPB) and Jes Burns (OPB)
Gates, Ore. Oct. 31, 2020 1 p.m. Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 5:42 p.m.

For decades, Oregon’s timber industry has promoted the idea that private, logged lands are less prone to wildfires. The problem? Science doesn’t support that.