12 January 2009

CAP: CAP may provide assistance to Maine Forestry Service

While, no one likes budget cuts; CAP may be able to help out the Maine Forestry Industry. If you have to cut back, you could do a whole lot worse than engaging CAP as a force multiplier...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Representatives of Maine’s forestry and wood products industries urged state lawmakers on Wednesday to protect funding for programs that they claim are critical to ensuring the state’s forests are managed sustainably.

Speakers also expressed concerns about DOC proposals to rely more heavily on the Civil Air Patrol, private pilots and other volunteers to spot and report forest fires as well as proposed cutbacks at the Land Use Regulation Commission.

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