Long TextExercise 35 of 81

Less than a mile from Yosemite national park, Chad Hanson is wading through a sea of knee-high conifers that have burst from the ashes of the vast 2013 Rim fire. The US Forest Service essentially says the baby trees don't exist. The agency says that 'catastrophic' fires have 'devastated' parts of the forest, painting…

• What point is the writer making in the opening paragraphs of the text?
• What outcome does the writer foresee from the proposed legislation in paragraph 4?