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The Biscuit Forest Fire of 2002 charred nearly half a million acres in Oregon. Today the roadless areas in the region are sparking a national controversy over whether to log or let burned forests lie.
An area of wild, roadless and burned forest raises every current hot button issue in forestry today: Should burned areas be left to lie, or logged? Should loggers be allowed in forests where no vehicle has traveled? And who decides, the federal government, or the state of Oregon? Ley Garnett of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.