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South Hill Bluff tree slasher shows up again

Someone cut down a tree on the South Hill Bluff as this March 2, 2017, shows. (John Speare)
Someone cut down a tree on the South Hill Bluff as this March 2, 2017, shows. (John Speare)

TRAILS -- Picking up from some unofficial tree hacking in 2015, someone has begun unauthorized cutting of ponderosa pine trees on the city-owned South Hill Bluff below High Drive.

Planned tree thinning has been done on the bluff to reduce fire danger. But as you can see, this is random, unplanned, unnecessary and illegal.

Report the vandal to the police if you get a sighting.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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