UO study finds Oregon Cascade forests burned more often than assumed, even in wet zones

EUGENE, Ore. — A study out of the University of Oregon is challenging a common belief about wildfires in Oregon.

Despite being so wet, researchers say forests along the Oregon Cascade Range saw a lot more fires than originally thought.

The study is the first to use tree ring scars to examine fire activity going back to the 1300s…

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