Firmageddon – Researchers found 1.1 million acres of dead trees

Researchers found 1.1 million acres of dead fir trees in Oregon, the most in a single year since surveys began 75 years ago. One of the main reasons they hypothesize was the heat wave that stressed so many trees. Those that weren’t killed by the heat were left susceptible to insects and disease.
With that much standing dead timber, what is the State of Oregon and the US Forest Service going to do about it? If they don’t harvest them, the timber will be ripe fuel for massive wildfires.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/firmageddon-researchers-find-11-million-acres-dead-trees-oregon-rcna59671