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Between Hell & Heaven: Burley Mountain Fire Lookout Restoration
In part of our continuing partnership with the NFF, each year, a team of our staff helps renovate a historic fire lookout. Last year we headed out to an 88-year-old...
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A Short History of U.S. Fire Lookouts
Fire lookouts have long held an important service to our forests and communities. While technology advancements help make spotting fires easier, 150+ fire lookouts are still actively manned in the...
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Something Worth Saving: Fire Lookout Restored by Logging Town Community
As you climb up the tower steps, layers of jagged peaks within Washington’s Cascade Range emerge in every direction. Below, wild river valleys carve through the sea of forests around...
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