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In Debate Over Logging In State Forests, Both Sides Claim Science

By Becca Costello, IPB News | Published on in Environment, Politics, Statewide News
Julie James at a landing site for harvesting timber in Yellowwood State Forest. (Photo: Steve Burns)

Timber harvests from state forests continue to increase – averaging about 14 million board feet per year over the last five years.  That has environmental activists concerned, but the state maintains it’s good forestry management.  As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Becca Costello reports, both sides say they have science on their side.