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Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a distress call Saturday evening after people floating the McKenzie River were trapped by a log in the middle of the river. With the arrival of unseasonably hot weather over Memorial Day weekend, people have flocked to the cool comforts of the Mckenzie and Willamette rivers, but increased amounts of trees and branches in the river from wildfire debris has heightened dangers for outdoor recreation this summer.  "Where people can get themselves in trouble is when they get on a waterway they don't know, they don't have life jackets or they're not prepared ...

BLM seeking public input on Holiday Farm Fire salvage harvest The Bureau of Land Management is asking for public input on a plan to harvest burned trees on 900 acres of land east of Springfield impacted by the Holiday Farm Fire.  The proposed salvage harvest within the Harvest Land Basin, designated in 2016 for sustainable timber harvesting, would include four to six timber sales over one to three years, according to a BLM news release. Dead and dying trees would be harvested.   "Between 15 and 20 million board feet would be generated through the sales, supporting approximately 200 family...