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PESTS FROM AFAR THREATEN NW FORESTS
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The Columbian
02-17-2002
Pest-infested logs imported to Northwest sawmills from overseas threaten to devastate native forests, said Jerry Franklin, a University of Washington expert on old-growth forests.
The United States ought to ban the import of raw logs, wood chips and packing crates, Franklin said.
"As far as I'm concerned, it's the greatest risk to our forests in the Northwest," he said. "I don't know why people don't pay more attention to ...
