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By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public
Thomas Douglass usually looks forward to the end of spring mud season, when most independent loggers like himself return to the woods after a month-long break.
But this year, he said, was different.
With rising fuel prices, equipment costs and supply chain delays, some loggers are scaling back their operations, retiring early or leave the industry altogether.