There was a plan to fireproof Mt. Hood National Forest, but both the left and right stopped it from being implemented.
By Penny Rosenberg
Oregon Journalism Project
It’s nearly extinguished, and it was far from 2026’s biggest Oregon blaze, but the 94,000-acre Grasshopper Fire east of Mount Hood represents the biggest missed opportunity this fire season.
In 2023, a plan four years in the making was adopted to “harden” a portion of the forest: thinning…