Durango is second only to Chihuahua for total timber production among Mexican
states.
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Vista of mountainous terrain which limits logging.
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A greenhouse of mainly pinus durangenses near San Miguel de las Cruces. The
nursery has about 800,000 plants on average a year.
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Artwork from a grade school contest sponsored by foresters for the Santiago
Papasquiaro region.
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More art.
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This person feeds oak logs into a saw as a first step in dimensionalizing the
wood for pallet stock.
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A multi-saw is to the left while a person refines the sizing of the boards.
This is a private operation in El Salto though many communities in Durango
produce pallet stock and packing crates.
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A post-survey snapshot of community authorities and
other community members with the interviewers outside the Assembly hall.
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Our field researcher with community authorities in front of a
map of their region.
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