Sweet Home Ranger District recovered two tons of illegally harvest bear grass on July 25.
The bear grass was harvested on Forest Service Road 1509, along the border between the McKenzie and Sweet Home ranger districts.
Sweet Home Ranger District does not issue permits for commercial bear grass harvesting any more, Special Forest Products Coordinator Robb Ginn said. It does permit harvesting through contracts.
“They do a lot of resource damage when they do illegal…