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Clearcutting in the Inland Rainforest, BC

The progress of clearcutting over a 30-year period for the Williams Lake region of British Columbia.

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Date range: 1970-2002

Caption: In a region that includes a globally unique ecosystem, 19 percent of mostly virgin forest was clearcut between 1976 and 2002.

Publication date: 2004 | Originally published in: Cascadia Scorecard 2004 | Topic(s): Forests & Wildlife | Graphic type: Animated map

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See Also: Clearcutting in Southern Oregon; Clearcutting in the Williams Lake Region, British Columbia; Clearcutting on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington; Clearcutting in the Central Cascades Along the Columbia River

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