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Susan Collins: “Phase II of the West Branch project consists of the remaining acreage of approximately 580,000 acres of what is one of…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2000
Phase II of the West Branch project consists of the remaining acreage of approximately 580,000 acres of what is one of the largest contiguous blocks of forest under single management in the eastern United States and has sustained a flow of timber products for more than 100 years.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the West Branch project and its significance in forest management.

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