Helicopters Over or Around Silverton Every Day, Why?

Logs from the US Forest Service land within the vegetation gap being created around the Tri-State transmission lines are being stacked along Highway 550 by helicopter and then will be loaded onto logging trucks for removal. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
Logs from the US Forest Service land within the vegetation gap being created around the Tri-State transmission lines are being stacked along Highway 550 by helicopter and then will be loaded onto logging trucks for removal. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

This past week, several helicopters have been flying over or around the town of Silverton for various reasons, and we investigated the matter to gather some answers.

The orange Flight for Life helicopter came into our community during the day for training with our local Silverton Medical Rescue Team on Monday. However, over the weekend, there were some medical emergencies that they were assisting w…