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Large logs taken down during a fire mitigation and fuel management program on September 20, 2022 in Morisson, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Oppose wildfire prevention logging not just to protect our forests, but because it’s ineffective (抖阴ap)

June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

"Not only is cutting forests ineffective at preventing the spread of fire, but that抖阴ap not even its purpose." -- Josh Schlossberg

Darrell Luebbe and his wife Ruthe Hannigan walk past piles of limbs near the Alderfer/Three Sisters trail on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Evergreen, Colorado. Some foothills residents believe Jeffco Open Space鈥檚 tree thinning is only making the issue around wildfire safety worse. (Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Fear of forest fires fuels unnecessary and unhelpful logging on public lands

December 22, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Humanity鈥檚 earliest irrational fear of forests had to do with 鈥渆vil spirits,鈥� along with anxiety over mostly harmless wildlife. Soon it was fretting over bandits, outlaws, and (gasp!) Native Americans....