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Archive Home > 2007 > February > 05 > State looks at buying forestland

State looks at buying forestland

Legislation would allow Oregon to acquire timberland to keep jobs in rural communities

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
February 5, 2007

SALEM - The state of Oregon is proposing a new tack that officials say could help preserve the timber industry and maintain mills and jobs in rural communities.

The state wants to acquire private timberland.

The suggestion, the subject of a public hearing last week, comes in response to growing....

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