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CBS News Almanac: Forest fire lookout towers
CBS Almanac examines fire lookouts - how we got here, how they evolved, and where we are now.
A page from CBS News "Sunday Morning" Almanac from 6/10/2018
A beautiful and unique photo from Wisconsin
It's the recently rehabilitated Mountain Fire Lookout Tower in Northeast Wisconsin. Photo by Bill Fumelle photography, Courtesy of Oconto County Economic Development Corporation. (Used with permission)
Fire lookouts are hot destinations, but face an uncertain future in the Pacific Northwest
Imagine waking up to the sun cresting a ridge of the Cascade Mountains. You look out the window, and through the dawn light you can see clouds still settled over a lush alpine forest. You’re in a tower in the sky, in the shadow of our tallest peaks, surrounded by wilderness.
http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/12/fire_lookouts_future.html
Help promote FFLA and HistoriCorps!
The important mission to protect our nation’s fire lookout towers is about to receive the national publicity it deserves. But we need your help immediately!
See the 6/6/2017 article in the Newsroom for more information!
Pennsylvania reintroduces fire towers
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