<p>Small Western larch cones are seen on Rathdrum Mountain. Brush overgrowth, old trees, root rot, bugs and disease have prevented or limited growth of trees such as fir, Western larch and ponderosa pine on the mountain.</p>
September 3, 2016
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September 3, 2016 9 p.m.
Rathdrum Mountain clear-cut harvest planned
State says brush, disease has caused stand to be stagnant; New trees to be planted
RATHDRUM — As Frank Waterman walked on Rathdrum Mountain, rows of volunteer alder trees lining the sides of an old road provided a scenic backdrop.