Idaho Forest Resembles a Giant Chessboard from Space

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A NASA astronaut captured a striking satellite image of a checkerboard pattern in Idaho's forests, created by 19th-century land management practices that involved alternating areas of timber harvesting and regeneration, with seasonal snow enhancing the pattern's visibility from space.
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