Oregon hires independent expert to review controversial hazard tree removal program
Oregon hires independent expert to review controversial hazard tree removal program OregonLive.com 2 days ago Ted Sickinger, oregonlive.com © Ted Sickinger/The Oregonian/OregonLive Rick Till, a certified arborist from Portland, examining some of the trees cut down in Gates as part of the state's post-wildfire hazard tree removal program. State officials announced Monday they had hired an independent forestry consultant to perform a hasty review of their controversial hazard tree removal program in response to allegations of overcutting and mismanagement. The Washington-ba...