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In this September 2020 photo taken by Hillary Main, a boat at Sam Owen Campground lays under a tree knocked down in a massive windstorm. Thousands of trees in the area that were damaged by the storm are now being removed by crews, U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday.

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Sam Owen Campground set to reopen
May 20, 2021 1 a.m.

Sam Owen Campground set to reopen

Thousands of trees had been damaged in September 2020 windstorm

The campground is slated to reopen to visitors on May 27.

Crews cutting down trees damaged in fall windstorm
February 25, 2021 1 a.m.

Crews cutting down trees damaged in fall windstorm

About 5,000 trees identified as damaged

Thousands of hazardous trees are being removed from the Sam Owen Campground on the Hope Peninsula, including one which housed a bald eagle's nest.