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New plan for OR state forests aims to improve rural economies

The Oregon Board of Forestry voted in June to open up to 70 percent of Oregon's state forests to clear cuts. Environmentalists charge that increasing the cut will endanger habitats, while struggling timber counties argue the new management plan will provide more timber revenue and create  jobs.

 

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August 27, 2009