
(Raymond Grumney/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(Raymond Grumney/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
A plantation of red pine trees north of Crosslake, Minn., is one of many sites destined for clear-cutting under a DNR plan to accelerate timber harvest on School Trust Lands. The shift in management has raised questions about DNR forestry values.
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