A range of people including representatives from the logging industry, environmental groups, and local government listen to U.S. Forest Service officials describe the Crossover Project near the Graham-Cherokee county line on April 22. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com
Forest Service hosts Crossover Project tour
Randy Foster
Topton – There is a weathered wooden sign on a rutted turnout off U.S. Highway 129 southeast of Robbinsville that tells part of a story.
“Timber for tomorrow,” the sign reads. “A low quality stand of timber was logged from this area in 1977.
Thursday, May 5, 2022