The six-state Chesapeake Bay watershed is losing forestland to development at a rate of 100 acres per day, according to a study by the U.S. Forest Service and The Conservation Fund.

Both advocate better management of family-owned woodlots, including selective timber harvesting, to help landowners cash in on their forests without selling out to developers.

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