Wenatchee National Forest (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Wenatchee National Forest

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The top and bottom images both show the same vista of the Stafford Creek drainage in Washington’s Wenatchee National Forest. The top image, taken in 1934, shows a mixed-conifer forest consisting of patches of open and closed canopy. The bottom image, taken in 2013, shows a more dense, uniform forest, which developed over 80 years of fire exclusion management.

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