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June 09, 2007: Headlines

How they drew lines in the Northwest's forests

Posted Sat, Jun 9, 10 a.m.

An environmental historian traces the century-long evolution of a government-managed patchwork in the Cascades. In the end, designating wilderness areas was as much about cutting down trees as preserving them.

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