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Bruce Westerman: The Smokey Project on the Mendocino National Forest is an example of how litigation and critical habitat designations…

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
The Smokey Project on the Mendocino National Forest is an example of how litigation and critical habitat designations can interfere with much-needed forest restoration activities.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman discusses the impact of litigation on forest restoration projects.

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