Hang On To Your Birch: Thieves Cash In On Stolen Tree Branches
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 17 Jul 2024
Northern Wisconsin Forests Targeted ListenDownload (WPR)---People are illegally cutting birch trees from northern Wisconsin forests and selling the wood to buyers who are supplying a demand for wedding and home décor. Buck Pettingill, assistant forestry administrator for Washburn County, said he first started noticing the thefts last fall. Since then, he said more than 1,700 birch trees have been illegally harvested from their county forest. "The individuals I caught were actually bundling the limbs," he said. "They were cutting the tree down.
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