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Salvage logging, reforestation proposed for 2 La Pine-area wildfires
C.O. Fire Management Service
(Update: Three fires had been deemed arson; no arrests)
More than 400 acres burned in Paulina Lake, Rosland Road fires last July
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on plans to salvage and reforest hundreds of acres in areas burned by a pair of wildfires near La Pine last July.
The first fire, the Paulina Lake Fire, broke out on July 8 near Highway 97 and Forest Service Road 21, six miles northeast of La Pine, and was contained at 48 acres. The project proposes to reforest 14 acres.