Editing Clearcutting (section)

===In Maine===
In [[Maine]], a form of land management known as Outcome Based Forestry (OBF)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/policy_management/outcome_based_forestry.html|title=Outcome Based Forestry: Forest Policy and Management: Division of Forestry: Maine ACF|website=www.maine.gov|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> allows for a wide range of harvesting as long as the removed trees do not exceed the amount of tree growth. Since implemented, this program has led to large-scale clearcutting and monoculture tree planting,<ref name=":0" /> and research by the [[University of Maine]]'s Sustainability Solutions Initiative has found that {{convert|8,000,000|acres|abbr=on}} of certified forest land in (primarily northern) Maine is being [[overharvested]], leading to reduced long-term stability of [[timber harvest]]s and increased erosion and pollution in the watershed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} These practices have sparked  [[environmental justice]] concerns regarding the health and well-being of foresters and locals.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}