Timber!

Improving the view

March 29, 2010

A crew from the Allegheny National Forest plus a team of workers from Federal Correctional Institution-McKean, cut down dozens of trees last week to improve the view of the Allegheny Reservoir from the Rimrock Overlook. The tallest of the trees cut were in the 80- to 90-foot range. The last major cut in the area was over 20 years ago.

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Source: http://www.timesobserver.com/page/content.detail/id/529087.html?nav=5006

ANF timber fund money dip won’t affect county finances

March 6, 2010

By MARTHA KNIGHT, Bradford Era

SMETHPORT — Townships and school districts containing portions of the Allegheny National Forest expect to receive somewhat less Department of Agriculture money this year for their share of proceeds from timber sales, but McKean County’s coffers will not experience a revenue shortfall.

That was McKean County Commissioner chairman Joe DeMott’s appraisal of the situation Friday, when he spoke with a reporter.
The amount local government receives from timber harvests is 25 percent of the seven-year average of sales of timber lying within the boundaries of each “host” municipality, DeMott explained....More

Source: http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2010/03/06/news/doc4b91c5dcdd93a182434745.txt