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$14M to combat spruce budworm in Maine and New Hampshire forests secured by Collins in disaster relief bill
Throughout history, spruce budworm outbreaks have proven harmful to Maine’s forest products industry, resulting in the loss ...
Damaging outbreak expected soon: Federal money to help protect Maine forests
Maine is getting millions of dollars in federal funding to help protect our forests from a damaging insect, according to our ...
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Forestry experts warn spruce budworm could do millions in damage to Maine forests
The spruce budworm is an emerging threat that has already been spotted ... The last big outbreak across Maine and eastern ...
Portland Press Herald16d
Bill before Congress would give Maine $14 million to fight spruce budworm
The last spruce budworm outbreak lasted from 1967 to 1993, covering 136 million acres across Maine and eastern Canada. It stripped the needles from fir and spruce trees across most of northern ...
Maine Public15d
$14 million set aside to suppress spruce budworm outbreak
Federal funding to counter the insect's growing threat to Maine woodlands is included in a proposed budget deal.