Kampala — A NEW group that is tracking illegal trade in forest products impounded 15 lorries loaded with charcoal and timber in Mpigi and Mukono districts during the festive season.
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Updated 1/6: More than $8,700 worth of goods stolen from Timber Trails home
A Western Springs home under construction in the Timber Trails development was stripped off its goods sometime over the weekend, with more than $8,700 worth of appliances taken.
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Seattle timber company wants to drop road deal
Plum Creek Timber Co. said Monday it no longer wants to pursue changes in long-standing agreements that govern its use of U.S. Forest Service roads near company lands, changes criticized by Montana's junior senator and by Barack Obama as he ran for president.
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Timber giant drops plan for forest roads
The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions.
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Timber Firm Drops Road-Use Request
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 -- A controversial U.S. Forest Service plan that would have made it easier to build houses in Western mountain forests was dropped Monday when the nation's largest private landowner abruptly backed off the request that sparked the issue.
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