Forest Service rescinds decision to use chain saws in wilderness area

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The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has rescinded its decision to allow chain saws in the South San Juan and Weminuche wilderness areas, citing a need to reassess the agency’s “overall needs” amid snowpack conditions that are 500 percent to 700 percent of normal as of May 30.

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