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Diana DeGette: These timber roads initiate erosion of soil, deposit sedimentation into streams, damage water quality, degrade fish…

On the recordJuly 14, 1999
These timber roads initiate erosion of soil, deposit sedimentation into streams, damage water quality, degrade fish habitat, fragment wildlife habitat, disrupt wildlife migration routes, and destroy the quiet beauty of our National Forests.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado
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congress.gov
Jul 14, 1999

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Outlining the negative effects of timber roads on the environment.

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