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Article: WASHINGTON STATE DOT TAKES ACTION TO STOP ILLEGAL TREE CUTTING ON STATE LAND

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October 8, 2006
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The Washington state Department of Transportation issued the following news release:

An increase this summer in illegal tree cutting on state-owned land adjacent to U.S. 101 has prompted WSDOT to take aggressive legal action against suspected offenders.

More than 25 mature trees on state right of way along U.S. 101 in Thurston, Jefferson and Mason counties were cut down or topped in July, August and September. The loss to public property is estimated at over $200,000 from environmental and aesthetic damage, in addition to the value of the timber.

"It's not just the timber value," said Don Clotfelter, WSDOT maintenance manager for the Olympic region. "Many people drive that highway ...

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