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  • Forest Service criticized for use of photos

    04/12/2004 3:39:46 AM PDT · by endthematrix · 3 replies · 80+ views
    CNN ^ | April 11, 2004 | AP
    RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The Forest Service has been accused of misrepresenting forest conditions by using misleading photographs in a brochure that urges more logging to prevent wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The pamphlet, created by a public relations firm, explains that fire risks have risen as the Sierra's forests have grown more dense the past century. Six small black-and-white photos spanning 80 years appear beside descriptions of how the "forests of the past" had fewer trees and less underbrush, making them less susceptible to fire. The 1909 photo shows an open, park-like forest with large trees spaced widely apart....