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Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited and the International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland and Labrador have entered into an agreement which provides protection for five areas of western Newfoundland where the trail network plans to expand.
The special management areas, to which the paper company holds the timber rights, will have an indefinite moratorium on operations and development. That means, there will be no harvesting or road construction in these areas while this agreement is in effect.
The woodlands to be protected are located in the Codroy, Serpentine, Chimney Cove, Brian's Inner Pond and Western Blue Inner Pond valleys. Combined, the areas - which range from southwestern Newfoundland to the Northern Peninsula - represent more than 300 square kilometres (30,000 hectares) of forest which could have been harvested into pulpwood.
Pictured above is a photo of one of the valleys covered in this agreement.
For more photos and the full story on this agreement, visit our website www.iatnl.ca.
Paul Wylezol
President, IAT
Chairperson, IATNL
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