SANDWICH — Per the White Mountain National Forest's Saco District ranger, a timber sale project is now being advertised in Sandwich and Albany. Meanwhile, environmental groups are weighing their options to stop or modify the project.Â
Saco District Ranger Jim Innes signed off on the Sandwich Range Project on June 28. It involves timber harvesting/cutting in three areas of the White Mountain National Forest totaling about 638 acres and two controlled burns on about 300 acres.
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