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Practices that earned FWP status for International Paper and others
include:
* Preparing wildlife conservation plans detailing natural resources
inventories and outlining the management strategies for blending forest
management with wildlife management.

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in the world, IP professional foresters and wildlife biologists manage the
woods with great care in compliance with the rigorous standards of the
Sustainable Forestry Initiative program .

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Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and the State Department of Natural Resources Recognize International Paper as 'Forestry for Wildlife' Partner

Governor Sonny Perdue officially named International Paper a 2004 Forestry
for Wildlife Program (FWP) Partner in recognition of the company's outstanding
contributions to Georgia's wildlife and wild places.
"This winning team has combined responsible corporate citizenship with
environmental stewardship. The property around Fermi 2 is home to hundreds
of species of mammals, birds, trees and plants.

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* Participating in partnerships with conservation organizations through
programs such as Partners in Flight, the Longleaf Alliance, the Breeding
Bird Atlas and the Georgia Herptofauna Atlas. "This project was included in one of only a handful of events in
the centennial celebration of the National Wildlife Refuge System with
Secretary of the Interior Gail Norton and other dignitaries.

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Don Dunn and Bill Wikoff of International Paper's Eulonia and Brunswick
Forest Operations, respectively, accepted the Forestry for Wildlife Partner
Award from Governor Perdue on behalf of IP at a ceremony in the Governor's
office last week.
"The corporate and government affairs team built relationships with
elected officials and policy leaders from the local, state and federal level,"
Gipson said. Fish and Wildlife Service signed a
cooperative agreement for a project that made 656 acres of DTE's Fermi 2
nuclear power plant property a part of the refuge .

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acres of unique and environmentally important habitat on its forestlands
through conservation agreements and land sales to environmental groups.

DTE Energy Co. Receives Robert K. Campbell Award for Excellence in Congressional Education Programs

This elevated employee
visibility in the community and improved relations with a variety of
stakeholders.

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The award acknowledges
IP's excellent stewardship of swallow-tailed kites, red-cockaded woodpeckers
and other wildlife within the company's nearly 1 million acres of forestland
in Georgia. The
business manages the company's forestlands and wood fiber supply.S. As chairman and CEO of Pennsylvania Power and
Light, Campbell was an early industry leader in advocating active
communications with government.

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"To become a Forestry
for Wildlife Partner, companies must consistently perform forest management
activities that are beneficial to wildlife and that go above and beyond
current regulatory and industry certification standards. alone , IP protects more than 1. The award, announced at the Nuclear Energy
Institute's (NEI) annual conference here today, recognizes industry members
that have developed outstanding congressional and government relations
programs.

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"As more and more forestland is developed in Georgia each year, we become
increasingly dependent on private forestland management practices to conserve
our State's natural resources," said Governor Perdue.
* Incorporating wildlife management techniques into current land-use
planning and forest management practices. These company forest landowners have responded by
participating in this innovative partnership. Led
by the Forest Resources business, IP is the first paper and forest products
company in North America to formalize an agreement with NatureServe , a
non-profit conservation group, to identify, protect and manage "Forests with
Exceptional Conservation Value./Canadian border and is a vital waterfowl migration corridor and home to
more than 65 species of fish.

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All of the conservation enhancement components and reporting procedures
are compatible with the SFI(R) program."

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The Nuclear Energy Institute is the nuclear energy industry's policy
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The Forestry for Wildlife Program is a voluntary initiative which promotes
blending wildlife conservation with well-managed forestry practices by
companies like International Paper.
* Providing valuable data for state research projects.
* Providing public recreational opportunities on company forestlands. The SFI program is an independent
certification system that ensures the perpetual planting, growing and
harvesting of trees while protecting biodiversity , wildlife, plants, soil,
water and air quality. In the U. This is
work that can carry over to other issues and have a positive impact on the
business of nuclear energy," Bowman said.

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U . Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is a long-time supporter of the Detroit
River International Wildlife Refuge , which is the first international refuge
in the world. DTE's
commitment to the community is unrivaled , and I am pleased the company is
being recognized for its hard work," Dingell said. The natural habitat surrounding the
facility is something they have nurtured, and sharing it with the broader
community represents their value in community service."
This project built relationships with the surrounding community, expressed
the values of DTE Energy, involved the company's employees in community
services , and required a team effort by government affairs professionals that
ultimately involved state and congressional leaders.

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* Managing riparian forests for wildlife use and water quality protection.

International Paper's Forest Resources business, which is part of the
company 's Forest Products group, is headquartered in Savannah, Ga. This approach has improved relations with
policymakers on Capitol Hill and in the company's backyard," said Skip Bowman,
NEI's president and chief executive officer. This news release and additional information about nuclear
energy are available on NEI's Internet site at http://www.

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Several years ago, company forest
landowners joined the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife
Resources Division (WRD) and several conservation organizations to develop
this formal, comprehensive wildlife conservation partnership program. "International
Paper's professional foresters and wildlife biologists are dedicated to
wildlife conservation and to integrating conservation goals into our
Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) program .S."
The DTE Energy team worked to expand the Detroit River International
Wildlife Refuge.

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on nuclear energy issues. The company and the U.

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, International Paper's wildlife
conservation efforts earned recognition from Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and
the State Department of Natural Resources when the company was named a 2004
Forestry for Wildlife Partner at a recent awards ceremony in Atlanta, Ga.

"The number of acres added to this program has continued to increase since
its inception in 1999, and as a result, the future of wildlife on more than
2. To date, IP professional foresters have grown more than 8 billion
trees and we will soon plant the company's 7 millionth acre of forestland.com) businesses include
paper, packaging and forest products.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. IP is the
largest private landowner in the U. Headquartered in the United States, IP has operations in over 40
countries and sells its products in more than 120 nations. Bowman presented the award to
Douglas Gipson, DTE Energy's executive vice president for power generation and
chief nuclear officer , and Renze Hoeksema, the company's director of federal
affairs.

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* Providing internal training opportunities for employees on how to blend
forestland management with "wildlife friendly" practices for multiple
natural resource benefits.9 million acres of industrial forestlands is much brighter," said DNR
Commissioner Noel Holcomb. The
reserve is international because it spans the Detroit River along the
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"We are thrilled and honored to receive this important award," said Sharon
Haines, IP's director-sustainable forestry and forest policy."
International Paper conservation initiatives recognized under the FWP
include: managing and monitoring endangered red-cockaded woodpecker habitats,
managing and monitoring bald eagle and swallow-tailed kite nesting , managing
isolated wetlands critical to protected reptiles and amphibians like the
gopher frog , surveying and protecting plants and animals with global rankings
for rarity and providing hunting and other forest recreation opportunities
through private hunting clubs and state wildlife management area program
participation.S.

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"We have set the bar very high for natural resource
conservation in Georgia. The SFI Standard is a voluntary forest
certification approach for ensuring that high environmental quality is
maintained on forest landscapes.
Hoeksema added, "This award is a reflection on the employees at Fermi who
take great pride in their facility.
Created in 1991 to help promote the development and enhancement of
individual company congressional education programs , the award is named in
honor of Robert K.

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The 2004 FWP Award marks the fourth time that International
Paper has received this prestigious designation. The company is also the world's largest
hardwood and pine tree seedling grower, producing nearly 400 million new trees
each year. And ,
the company has a long-standing policy of using no wood from endangered
forests.

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"I am proud to have worked with DTE Energy to expand the refuge.
"The DTE congressional affairs team demonstrated the importance of
building trust and understanding with policy leaders and stakeholders.

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(Logo: http://www. In 2001, Dingell sponsored legislation to create the refuge .