Tpl Protects 23,000 Acres in St. Joe Basin, Preserving Access, Timber Jobs; Fundraising Critical to Saving 50,000 More Acres

U.S. Newswire › October 06, 2004

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ST. MARIES, Idaho, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ --The Trust For Public Land (TPL) today announced that more than 23,000 acres of land have been protected and a 107-acre old growth timber

grove has been preserved in Idaho's scenic St. Joe River Basin as part of a continuing partnership between TPL, Potlatch Corporation, and the Idaho Department of Lands.

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Tpl Protects 23,000 Acres in St. Joe Basin, Preserving Access, Timber Jobs; Fundraising Critical to Saving 50,000 More Acres

The partnership ultimately plans to protect 80,000 acres through Working Forest Easement agreements. Under the agreement, TPL bought Potlatch's rights to develop or subdivide the 23,154 acres, while the company maintai...

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