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The amount of harvestable land is not increasing, however we still need to support these communities and sustain healthy forests and streams.  We need to more extensively use the harvest rather than harvest more timber, where does timber go these days? The majority is sent over seas, processed, and sold back to us. If we re-established a vertical timber economy it would increase jobs, keep money close, and reduce the need to cut more.

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