Editing Burl (section)

==Poaching==

Because of the value of burls, ancient [[redwood]]s in national parks in the [[Western United States]] have recently been poached by thieves for their burls, including at [[Redwood National and State Parks]].<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |first=Patricia Leigh |last=Brown |date=April 8, 2014 |title=Poachers Attack Beloved Elders of California, Its Redwoods |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/poachers-attack-beloved-elders-of-california-its-redwoods.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Poachers often cut off the burls from the sides of the trunks using chainsaws, which exposes the tree to infection and disease, or fell the entire tree to steal burls higher up.<ref name="nytimes1"/> Because of the risk of poaching, Jeff Denny, the state park's redwood coast sector supervisor, encourages those buying burl to inquire where it came from and to ensure it was obtained legally. Legal acquisition methods for burl include trees from private land cleared for new development and from lumber companies with salvage permits.<ref name="nytimes1"/>