Photos: Ecological Forestry in Western Oregon

During a visit to one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon, Secretary Salazar announced that the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will apply ecological forestry principles on a broader landscape to restore forest health and to provide sustainable timber harvests for local mills and the communities who rely on the timber industry for jobs and economic strength.

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    Secretary Salazar speaks with workers at the Medford Pilot Project, one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar speaks with a worker during a forestry pilot project visit in Oregon. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar tours the Medford Pilot Project, one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon. In December 2010, Secretary Salazar set in motion a plan to apply the principles of active forest management, as suggested by Professors Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin, on BLM lands within the Coos Bay, Roseburg, and Medford Districts in Oregon. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar joins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe (left) and workers from the one of the three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon to answer questions from reporters. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar speaks to a reporter after touring the Medford Pilot Project, one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar (center) poses with workers of the Medford Pilot Project in Oregon. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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