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Redwood National Park Tree Cutting

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The distinction between national park and national forest is often lost on people who live close to neither. 

Here's an easy one: trees can be cut in the forests, seldom in the parks. 

But a forest restoration plan in the Redwood National Parkwould actually remove some trees from the park in Humboldt County, ostensibly to promote forest growth. 

A Park officer joins us with details of the plan and its progress.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.