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The Healing Power of Chainsaws

In the Pacific Northwest forest ecologists are using chainsaws to create standing dead timber, or “snags,” to provide nesting spots for birds displaced by the chainsaws of lumberjacks. Living On Earth’s Terry FitzPatrick reports.

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Terrorism in a Small Town

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Staking out the Forest Conference

The Tree Trade

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Row Over Roadless Area

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Almanac/Timber!

This week, we have facts about the 44th World Lumberjack Championships. More than 200 contestants converge on Hayward, Wisconsin to claim the coveted logrolling honors.

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Butterflies lose habitat in Mexico

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The monarch butterflies of central Mexico are beginning their annual northern migration but this year, there may be a decline in the number making the trip, as Anchor Marco Werman speaks with butterfly expert Lincoln Brower

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