More than 4,000 troops have spent weeks trying to clear the forest.

However, his project remained hidden until the mid-1970s when government workmen were sent to clear the forest.

By 1851, its acreage had been divided into donation land claims filed by settlers with plans to clear the forest and build upon the property.

The university could not afford to prepare the land for development or to clear the forest land for development.

Using strategic cuts of trees, fuels may also be removed by handcrews in order to clean and clear the forest, prevent fuel build-up, and create access into forested areas.