A proposed legislative bill that would prohibit clear-cutting in Maine's forests

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

2-15-1994

Pages

3B

Abstract

A proposed legislative bill that would prohibit clear-cutting in Maine's forests will not work in the state's complex timberlands, according to the Maine Forest Service and forest industry groups -- The state in 1990 banned the clear-cutting of more than 250 acres and instituted regulations on clearcuts between 35 and 250 acres, which led to a 50 percent decline in clearcuts in the state -- Details

Subjects

Bills, Legislative, Clear-cutting

Recommended Citation

"A proposed legislative bill that would prohibit clear-cutting in Maine's forests" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 11501.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/11501