EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - The Conservation Fund and Texas A&M Forest Service announced the protection of 6,899 acres of working forestland near Palestine.
Officials with The Conservation Fund said along with the nearly 6,900 acres of forested wetlands, eleven miles of the Neches River near Palestine, and vital wildlife habitat for state and federally-listed species have been protected under a working forest conservation easement.
Funding from U.S. Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program, through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, has also enabled the protection of the viewshed of the Texas State Historical Railroad line and has helped secure water supply and quality for Jacksonville, Woodville, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Palestine and Tyler.
The press release goes on to say,
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