Clear-cut logging and piles of logging debris on the Olympic Penisula in Washington.

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Clear-cut logging and piles of logging debris on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Commonly clearcuts leave blocks of "reserve" trees that won't be cut. These can be left to minimize the aesthetic impact of a clearcut, to maintain cavity or den trees for wildlife, to maintain biodiversity, or other similar reasons. Conscientious logging will leave standing snags and a mosaic of small "residual patches" for wildlife, and organic matter such as "slash piles" of unusable material are left on-site. These slash piles can dry out and increase fire hazard.

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Size: 4064px × 2704px
Location: Olympic Pennisula in Washington, USA
Photo credit: © Janet Horton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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