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This is the most forest-covered state in the US.—and no, it’s not Washington or Oregon

Maine, known as the Pine Tree State, is the most forested state in the U.S., with nearly 90 percent of its land covered in ...
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Pine trees and politics the naval stores and forest policy in colonial New England, 1691 ...

Appendices. (p. 144-155):-a. Royal licenses and mast contracts.-b. Prices of masts and naval stores.-c. A Royal Navy masting table.-d. Information ... for the making of tar & the choice of trees for ...
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Here’s the (good) reason some Mass. pine forests might get cut

On a July day, Danielle O’Dell walked through a pitch pine forest on Nantucket and saw the telltale signs. There were clusters of dead trees. Some had reddening and browning needles. Hints of internal ...