Public comment period to end for young forest project
Posted Feb 22, 2019 02:16:49 PM.
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WALLINGFORD, Vt. — The federal government says people have until April 1 to file any objections to a 15-year plan to increase the amount of young forest in the Green Mountain National Forest.
The plan involves harvesting 15,000 acres of timber so that 5 to 10 per cent of the forest growth is up to nine years old.
The project is intended to improve habitat for neo-tropical migrant songbirds and other wildlife species that thrive in young forests.
U.S. Forest Service planner Jay Strand tells The Rutland Herald the plan was adjusted to decrease the amount of logging roads needed after the public comment period ended last year.
He says people had concerns about soil and water quality.
The timber harvests will take place on adjacent parcels over time.
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Information from: Rutland Herald, http://www.rutlandherald.com/
The Associated Press
