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Logging and the Weeks Act
March 31st, 2011 | Author: PSU
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At the turn of the 20th century, forests in the White Mountains were being clear cut and many were worried about the damage logging had done to the White’s. The Weeks Act of 1911, helped protect these forests by the purchasing of land by the federal government. [...]
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