SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has approved a plan to address thousands of hazard trees burned during the Old Trails Fire at Riverside State Park by conducting a salvage harvest of the dead timber.
The Old Trails Fire burned 1,500 acres of Riverside State Park, leaving behind charred trees that pose significant safety risks to visitors and park infrastructure. Today’s decision allows the state to cut down and sell timber from 400 acres of the burned forest. The park estimates it can harvest approximately 1.6 million board feet of timber from the dead trees…