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Volunteers Replant Red Spruce Trees in West Virginia


22 April 2008
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Red spruce once grew thickly in part of North America -- until the early 1900s, when the timber boom, and mining eliminated nearly all the forest
Red spruce once grew thickly in part of North America - until the early 1900s, when the timber boom, and mining eliminated nearly all the forest
Deep into the mountain state of West Virginia, a group of volunteers is determined to restore nature the way it was a century ago, before mining, logging and fires changed the landscape.  To do so, thousands of native trees are being planted.  Producer Zulima Palacio prepared the story.

 

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