Debate rages between government and environmentalists over burned Sierra Nevada forests

AP ^ | 1-22-02 | SCOTT SONNER

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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The federal government and environmentalists are locked in a bitter dispute over the answer to a thorny question: When is a burned tree no longer alive?

The debate has resurfaced as the Forest Service tries to log fire-killed trees in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere in the West as part of an effort to reduce fire threats.

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NFP Bump

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Environmentalists fight timber management. So what else is new? Maybe they can plant some spotted owl hair in the Sierra Nevadas next.