[at-l] Good wilderness news in MA

[Jim Bullard]

Yay!

On 9/21/06, Raphael Bustin <rafeb at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>  From today's Boston Globe (online) --
>
> State, environmentalists announce forest development plan
>
> September 21, 2006
>
> EGREMONT, Mass. --State officials and environmental advocates on Thursday
> dedicated thousands of acres of woodland as areas that will be allowed to
> develop into old growth forests.
>
> The creation of nine large forest reserves in the Berkshires and central
> and southeastern areas of Massachusetts is part of the state's plan to
> create a sustainable forest management program to protect long-term forest
> health.
>
> The new reserves were announced in Egremont at the Mount Washington Forest
> Reserve.
>
> "These reserves are part of a comprehensive management strategy for
> state-owned forestland that strikes a balance between sustainable working
> woodlands, recreational opportunities, and habitat conservation," said
> Wayne Klockner, the state director of The Nature Conservancy, which worked
> with the state's Environmental Affairs office to create the reserves.
>
> The nine reserves -- which contain the most intact forests in the state --
> range from 800 to 11,000 acres each, and total about 50,000 acres. A number
> of smaller reserves still being identified throughout the state will take
> up an additional 50,000 acres of protected forest.
>
> The reserves will allow hiking and non-motorized recreation and focus on
> removing invasive species and restoring any lost habitats.
>
>
> ---------
> rafe b
> aka terrapin
>
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