Douglas Complex Fire, 2013 (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Douglas Complex Fire, 2013

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Wildfires show no respect for property lines, but a new analysis of the 2013 Douglas Complex fire in southwestern Oregon concludes that young plantation forests managed by industrial owners experienced higher severity fire than did nearby public forests.

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Marvin Vetter, Oregon Department of Forestry

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