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Lake Chelan

Massive Mine Clean-Up Restores Landscape; Contributes Millions to Local Economy

October 04, 2017 Holly Krake, Pacific Northwest Region, U.S. Forest Service

Deep in the heart of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, above Lake Chelan, a dramatic sight has unfolded for the last five summers as dozens of bulldozers, graders, loaders and excavators worked to reshape a rock-strewn mountain side.

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