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Massachusetts conservation officials consider what to do with acres of trees felled by tornadoes
Source: MassLive.com, by John Appleton
June 11, 2011
State Department of Conservation and Recreation properties were hit hard by the June 1 tornadoes, most notably at Brimfield State Forest, where one-third of the trees on its 3,500 acres there were blown down, but the department’s first response included sending crews from throughout the state to clear city and town roads. “We deployed saw teams to open up roads and help the residents get their electricity back by clearing areas by the telephone poles,” said John Dwinell, district manager for the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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