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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
The National Forests were established for two reasons at the turn of the 20th Century; watershed protection and timber production.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski highlights the original purposes of National Forests.

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