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      <title>Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2012 Tax Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article describes a new process to recover heavy metals from pressure-treated wood. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Marine Wood Borers</title>
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      <title>Proper Disposal of Preservative-Treated Wood</title>
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      <title>Native Tree Growing Guide for Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:38:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Drainage BMPs for Road Construction</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Revegetation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:06:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Surveys of the Logging Contractor Population – 8 Southern States and Maine.</title>
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      <title>An Overview of the Treated Lumber Quality Mark</title>
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      <title>Study On Forests, Forest Products Sets Stage For Educational Programs</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:14:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Storm Cleanup? Think Safety Before You Use Chainsaw</title>
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      <title>Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana</title>
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