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Deal Will Protect Minnesota Forests

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18 Jun 2006 9 views
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Deal Will Protect Minnesota Forests
Minnesota's North Woods backyard won't be under as much pressure from land developers thanks to a conservation effort announced Wednesday that provides extra protection for up to 50,000 acres of Minnesota forest.

Minnesota’s North Woods backyard “won’t be under as much pressure from land developers thanks to a conservation effort announced Wednesday that provides extra protection for up to 50,000 acres” in and around the George Washington and Koochiching state forests. (AP news and video via KARE-11)

Minnesota's North Woods backyard "won't be under as much pressure from land developers thanks to a conservation effort announced Wednesday that provides extra protection for up to 50,000 acres" in and around the George Washington and Koochiching state forests. (AP news and video via KARE-11)

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