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PURCHASE OF UPTON WOODLAND URGED ACTIVISTS LOBBYING TO SAVE PRIVATE LAND INSIDE STATE FOREST
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Activists in Upton are urging the state to buy nearly 100 acres of
woodland in the heart of the Upton State Forest, saying they fear it
otherwise could be sold and turned into a housing subdivision.
"There is the possibility of some houses put in there," said Jeff
Ferber, a member of the Friends of Upton State Forest. "We don't want
that. This land should be kept as open space."
The trust of the late H. Clifton Brown owns the property. The
trust is administered by Chun-Aie Wheele...
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State forest expansion allows permanent protection.
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; Advocates hoping to create a state forest on the Milwaukee County Grounds found a bit of encouragement Friday in a state agency's formal commitment to examine the proposal. Through the preservation effort, more than 250 acres could become the second state forest in the county and provide a way for
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DCNR Enrolls 83 State Forest, Park Tracts in Deer Management Program
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; ... Monday, the bureau will begin accepting applications from walk- ins, as well as by mail, telephone and online. Applications, maps and others details are available at DCNR's Forestry Web site, http:// www.dcnr.state.pa.us(follow the links to the DMAP page ...
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Kanawha State Forest bill in works: Oil, gas drilling would be under greater scrutiny
Charleston Gazette
; tomsearls@wvgazette.com Most Kanawha County lawmakers have rallied behind a bill to place special protective provisions on any oil or gas firm that drills in Kanawha State Forest. Last summer, a natural gas drilling firm cut a 60-foot-wide access road through about a mile of the forest, cutting
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