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A shrinking market for low-grade wood threatens Vermont’s forests
The closure of Finch Paper's pulping operations in Vermont eliminates a key market for low-grade wood, threatening forest management and economic viability. Without buyers for wood generated by forest management, logging jobs and landowner options decline, risking long-term forest health and benefits like biodiversity and carbon storage.
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Northern Forest CenterorganizationVermont Department of Forests, Parks and RecreationorganizationProfessional Logging Contractors of the NortheastorganizationVermont Woodlands AssociationorganizationFinch PaperorganizationVermont Forest Products AssociationorganizationVermont Land TrustorganizationVermont Natural Resources Councilorganization
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