Wildlife suffers long term from Kanawha fires
Hill notes small animals die in fires as ash hides charred bodies and many large animals migrate due to overgrazing. Officials report 35 hunter cars on day one last year at Kanawha State Forest but none this year. Fires reduce mast and cover, harming deer, turkey, grouse, and other wildlife. Kanawha County averaged 750 acres burned, Mingo County nearly 60 percent of its land. Areas with heavy damage may become binary jungles for years until hardwoods recover.
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Kanawha State Forest
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West Virginia
Mingo County
State budget gaps and hospital strains cited in fiscal critique
Moore warns 22 rural hospitals are in poor shape and another 22 are struggling as urban hospitals would bear more load if closures occur. Four tax sources for highways fall $9 million short. a $26 million funding gap exists between projected and available state revenue. Legislature cut business taxes costing $160 million, with agencies seeking $85 million in additional funds. Medicaid payments face a $30 million shortfall, and attrition has not produced expected savings despite 15 agencies planning 19 percent cuts.
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Department of Highways
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Lability
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Harsh outlook for ridge timber after repeated burns
Metz warns long term prospects for trees on the ridge are poor as repeated fires damage timber. He notes that large oaks may survive as stumps but will decay and yield little lumber, with 8 to 12 feet of trunk already worthless to loggers according to Assistant State Forester Jerry Adkins.
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Metz
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