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State's Timber Industry Sees Renewed Interest

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

High price gas and heating oil have driven up the demand for firewood as people look for more economical ways to heat their homes.

Jason Stock is the director of the Timberland Owners Association.

He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that after a couple of years of hard times, happy days may be here again for the state's timber industry.

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Old Growth Forests Do Exist in New Hampshire

By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

About 83-percent of New Hampshire is covered in forest.
But it wasn’t always that way.
In the 19th century, much of the state’s forests were cleared for farming or timber.
So finding ancient forests, called old-growth forests, is rare.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton set out with forestry experts to discover these hidden trees.

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Update on NH Guard Relief in Louisiana

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes speaks with NH National Guard Colonel Peter Cory for an update on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Louisiana

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