Under a voluntary agreement with the state, Weyerhaeuser will review logging practices on southwest Washington lands where hundreds of landslides were unleashed during a December 2007 storm.
The review is expected to result in new restrictions that will put more land off-limits to clear-cutting.
It is part of a broader effort by the state Department of Natural Resources to reduce logging on unstable slopes, where slides could put public resources or public safety at risk
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