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Sawmill operators tell Congress timber sales decline has closed mills and cut jobs
Summary
Jim Nyman, president and CEO of Nyman Enterprises, said a decline in federal timber sales and reduced forest management has led to mill closures, shattered local economies in timber towns and reduced capacity to treat forests for wildfire and insect risk.
Jim Nyman, president and CEO of Nyman Enterprises, described deep declines in timber output from federal lands, particularly in the Black Hills, and the economic consequences for mills and rural communities.
Nyman said the region once supported three sawmills; one closed in the 1990s and the company’s remaining mills are operating at reduced capacity. He told the subcommittee…
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