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The short explanation of this alert was:
The Bush Forest Service is planning to log 6,300 acres of old-growth reserves in the wild Siskiyou National Forest as part of the so-called "Biscuit Fire Recovery Project." Old-growth reserves are special places normally protected from logging to provide a safety net of habitat for sensitive wildlife species.

The logging sales mentioned above put many irreplaceable landscapes at risk. The Fiddler Mountain and Babyfoot Lake area, a beautiful place graced by native, unroaded forests, rare flowers, scenic views and wonderful hiking trails, is a prime example. It is also one of the areas most at risk of imminent logging. Near the Kalmiopsis Wilderness in southwestern Oregon's Siskiyou Wild Rivers area, Fiddler Mountain is loved by people locally and across the region.

The Administration put Fiddler Mountain on the chopping block and sold it for a minimum, subsidized bid price. As a result, 14.7 million board feet of logging could take place across 697 acres of native forest at heavy taxpayer expense. As a whole, the Biscuit logging project is running far over budget, costing American taxpayers much more than the Forest Service originally forecast. The larger Biscuit logging project threatens to cost taxpayers between $10 and $30 million.

In addition, the Forest Service is currently logging old-growth legacy trees on Squaw Mountain as part of the Briggs Cedar logging sale. The Forest Service has recently painted over orange "leave tree" markings on many of the largest trees in the area with blue "cut" paint. The agency is also logging in areas that serve as critical stream buffer areas. As a result, the Briggs Cedar logging sale suddenly includes much more old-growth legacy tree logging than when it was originally planned. Logging is proceeding despite wet weather conditions that may increase erosion and the threat of spreading the lethal Port-Orford-cedar root disease.

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