Foresters Show No Affection for Mistletoe; Gifford Pinchot Proposes 531 Acres of Thinning to Battle Infestation
The Columbian › November 24, 2006
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On the cusp of the holiday season, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest has a mistletoe problem.
The forest is proposing a timber-thinning sale in the Mount St. Helens ranger district near Amboy to help reduce an infestation of mistletoe clinging to western hemlock.See the full content of this document
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Foresters Show No Affection for Mistletoe; Gifford Pinchot Proposes 531 Acres of Thinning to Battle Infestation
"It sounds pretty bad, doesn't it?" said Bruce Holmson, a silviculturist for the Gifford Pinchot.
It turns out that hemlock dwarf mistletoe isn't just fo...See the full content of this document
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