Aug. 1, 1974
Senator Mark Hatfield met with a small group of people at Mollie’s Bakery and told them the federal government’s failure to reforest its land is a “scandal.” It was estimated the US Forest Service cut – but not reforested – 3.3 million acres of land. Hatfield has been working with Congress and the Forest Service to help fund reforestation efforts, but obstacles have delayed the work.
A lightning storm early…