That is "burn belt" area.  It will be burned over by lightning starts,   and the Hot Shot teams will "burn interior fuel areas to keep the fire contained",  which pretty much erases the "mosaic" of vegetation types following a wild land fire.   Nobody has outfitted NSP with asbestos and kevlar so they will move or burn.  Fire is good for forests.  Lots of fire is even better.  Frequent fire even better than that.  Only don't burn on track meet days in Eugene,  because there are no more field burns to blame the smoke on.  And nobody to sue for political gain.  That dog won't hunt now.