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Article: Plum Creek Concept Plan in Maine Approved; Nearly 400,000 Acres of Forests to Be Permanently Conserved.
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- September 24, 2009
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SEATTLE -- Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL) today announced that The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) has approved the company's Concept Plan for the Moosehead Lake Region. The final Plan addresses conservation, ecological resources, contiguous working forests, recreation, economic development and regional planning.
The Plan provides for lasting, large-scale conservation of nearly 400,000 acres of forests. This includes a 363,000-acre conservation easement, the second largest in U.S. history. The easement will ensure that sustainable forestry continues to be practiced in the Moosehead Lake region, protect wildlife habitat, prohibit residential ...