PORTLAND -- The Forest Ecology Network (clickable link) is holding a press conference at 10:45 a.m. today in City Hall's State of Maine Room to announce the need to step up programs for reforestation.

According to a release, "At the press conference, The Forest Ecology Network will outline the current and potential carbon storage capacity of the Maine Woods as well as point out how forest practices need to change in order to maximize carbon sequestration potential."

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