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Third-party environmental group recognizes PA for forest protection

Thursday, April 05, 2012

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Essential Public Radio reports that Pennsylvania was honored for the 14th year in a row for conserving the state's forests.

SmartWood, a third-party forest-management certification branch of the Rainforest Alliance, honored Pennsylvania for its sound management of 2.2 million acres of forests, including responsible management of drilling activities and protection of sensitive species.

Dan Devlin, director of the forestry bureau for the state Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, said the state is being recognized for balancing conservation and utilization.

“One of the things we do is try and ensure that we’re conserving the resources as best we can while still providing some values and uses to the citizens of the commonwealth,” he said.

Original source: Essential Public Radio
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