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The Biscuit Fire was a massive wildfire in 2002 that burned nearly 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 2,000 km 2) in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, in southern Oregon and northern California, in the Western United States. The fire was named after Biscuit Creek in southern Oregon. [3]
The Biscuit Fire publication controversy was an academic and political controversy in the United States in January 2006 about publication of an academic paper titled "Post-wildfire logging hinders regeneration and increases fire risk".
In 2002, the nearly 500,000-acre (200,000 ha) Biscuit Fire burned the entire wilderness area. The environment has changed dramatically and provides a unique opportunity to observe a natural response to fire disturbance through plant succession, erosional and depositional occurrences and changed habitat for flora and fauna. [1]
The largest forest fire of the modern era was the 500,000 acre Biscuit Fire, which burned in southwest Oregon in 2002. Forest fires tend to last longer and often have a greater impact overall.
The largest forest fire of the modern era was the 500,000 acre Biscuit Fire, which burned in southwest Oregon in 2002. Forest fires tend to last longer and often have a greater impact overall.
Jackson Fire [1] 2001 Lakeview Complex [1] 2002 Biscuit Fire; Toolbox Complex fires [1] 2003 B&B Complex fires; 2006 South End Complex [1] 2007 Egley Complex [1] 2009
The photo in the now-viral post shows a normal-looking biscuit sitting below a piece of paper that reads: “Biscuit made by Mrs. Dora L Chambers in August 1940 at the Blankenship home.”
One highly publicized instance of salvage logging followed the Biscuit Fire in Oregon and California in 2002. After the fire, the United States Forest Service salvaged timber burned by the fire. The process was expedited when President George W. Bush signed the Healthy Forests Restoration Act allowing salvage logging to occur more quickly and ...