CRAWFORD NOTCH — U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan (both D-N.H.) hosted a roundtable at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highland Center last Friday to hear from scientists, foresters and conservationists about the future of Bartlett Experimental Forest.
The meeting followed last week's announcement that U.S. Forest Service is being reorganized. Its headquarters are moving from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City.
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