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CarAtunk817 t1_jd78jvx wrote

Reply to comment by MoldyNalgene in Huge National Park suggested for around Katahdin. by Camooses

>The only upside would be a

Preserving huge amounts of land.

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TranscendentPretzel t1_jd7a876 wrote

Isn't it already preserved as a national monument?

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bigtencopy t1_jd7drz3 wrote

No, most of that area North of Baxter is harvested and is responsible for keeping hundreds of wood workers employed

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ppitm t1_jd80i8p wrote

> hundreds of wood workers employed

This gives me the image of a bunch of old guys sitting on stumps and directly whittling and planing pine logs.

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hike_me t1_jd7jc9l wrote

The national monument is quite small

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