Forests' Old-Growth Policy Faulted ; Protection Lacking On Panhandle Land, Environmental Group Contends

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SPOKANE Managers of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are not protecting enough old-growth timber on the public lands, a Spokane- based environmental group contended Tuesday.

The U.S. Forest Service has failed to protect the required 10 percent of the valuable old trees in the sprawling forests, located in Idaho, Montana and Washington, The Lands Council said.

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Forests' Old-Growth Policy Faulted ; Protection Lacking On Panhandle Land, Environmental Group Contends

"Using the Forest Service's own maps, databases and standards for measuring old growth, I routinely found myself surveying stumps and...

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