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May storms caused $12M in damage to Missouri forests
Monday, July 13, 2009
Storms that rampaged through Missouri last May with winds of up to 90 mph damaged hundreds of millions of board feet of timber on 113,000 acres, according to the Department of Conservation. Of this total, 68,102 acres are private land, 28,717 are on the Mark Twain National Forest, and 7,722 acres are on conservation areas. State Forester Lisa Allen called the damage "heartbreaking," but also noted that "catastrophes like this one have always played a role in shaping our forests. What we do in the wake of the storm ultimately will outweigh the damage done."
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