The Sacramento Bee reports on environmentalists' concerns over removal of burned logs in South Tahoe.
Environmental groups are crying foul over a U.S. Forest Service project to remove burned trees along roads and trails in the 3,100-acre fire area.
The Forest Service says the trees were a threat because they could topple on unwary hikers. Backers of the logging say the former burn zone will be better for all the work.
Critics fear the project bodes ill for a bigger plan to thin 68,000 acres of overgrown forest surrounding Lake Tahoe in order to avoid future severe fires.
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Environmentalists fear for Tahoe amid logging in burned Angora area
The Sacramento Bee reports on environmentalists' concerns over removal of burned logs in South Tahoe. 
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