[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-3″][vc_single_image image=”2681″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text] DANA SKELLY [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-9″][vc_column_text] The Malheur National Forest, at the southern edge of the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, is dominated by forest types which historically had very frequent, low-severity fires. Current research shows a fire return interval of 12-28 years even in moist mixed conifer stands. Dry forest types account for approximately 1 million acres…