A timber company's concerns over transparency and land values associated with the state Wildlife Conservation Board's easement acquisitions has delayed the formation of the largest working forest in Mendocino County. The move has upset supporters of the Usal Redwood Forest Conservation Easement, a nearly 50-acre property located east of Leggett, near Humboldt County. An easement protects the land from development, and this particular easement is supported by both the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors and the Mendocino Board of Supervisors.
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