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    The 805

    To cut or not to cut, a debate on logging the Los Padres National Forest

    In a tweet earlier this month, President Donald Trump called for California to cut down more trees in order to slow down the spread of wildfires.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 18, 2018 • 1 min read

    In a tweet earlier this month, President Donald Trump called for California to cut down more trees in order to slow down the spread of wildfires. But, thinning forests often means bringing in commercial logging companies -- which is something conservationists don’t want to see on public land. We touch base on a fuel reduction project proposed in the Los Padres National Forest.

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    Will logging the Los Padres help stop wildfires?
    1. 0:00To cut or not to cut, a debate on logging the Los Padres National ForestYou’re reading this
    2. 14:54Author T.C. Boyle on “I Walk Between the Raindrops”
    3. 22:37City opens Santa Barbara’s desalination plant for public tours
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Kathryn Barnes

      Producer, Reporter

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      Gregory Thompson

      Forester at the Los Padres National Forest

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      Bryant Baker

      conservation director at Los Padres ForestWatch

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Will logging the Los Padres help stop wildfires?
    1. 0:00To cut or not to cut, a debate on logging the Los Padres National ForestYou’re reading this
    2. 14:54Author T.C. Boyle on “I Walk Between the Raindrops”
    3. 22:37City opens Santa Barbara’s desalination plant for public tours
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