Article 381NY Conservationists offer $150K to buy a forest, government sells it to loggers for $40K less

Conservationists offer $150K to buy a forest, government sells it to loggers for $40K less

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Andrea James
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Indiana's Yellowwood State Forest is a scenic forest that Indiana's Department of Natural Resources put up for sale. But after conservationists gathered $150,000 to preserve the forest for another 100 years, the government sold it to a local logging company for $108,785. (more")

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