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SELC and Partner Groups Applaud Forest Service for Protecting Iconic Max Patch From Escalating Impacts
July 09, 2021
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release:

On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is closing Max Patch to camping for two years due to chronic overuse and littering problems at the well-known bald. The Southern Environmental Law Center and other environmental groups commend local USFS decisionmakers for applying these temporary, commonsense restrictions. The camping ban will help reduce impacts to . . .

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