Inland Empire Paper Co. seeking millions from feds to maintain ‘working forests’ as development pressure builds

(Colin Tiernan/The Spokesman-Review)

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Spokane County’s largest private landowner is seeking millions of dollars from the federal government in exchange for conservation easements that would permanently protect from development thousands of acres of forest next to Mount Spokane.

The Inland Empire Paper Co., which owns roughly 120,000 acres in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, is asking the U.S. Forest Service for multiple conservation easements.

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Source: The Spokesman-Review

 

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