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1997 FWOC Resolution
No. 14:
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OPPOSE 'QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP' LEGISLATION
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| The 'Quincy Library Group'
bill was passed by the House of Representatives in June, 1997, and will
be taken up by the Senate in September of 1997 as S. 1028 authored by
Senator Diane Feinstein of California. This bill uses the
misleading term "forest health" to greatly increase logging on one
third of the national forests in the Sierra Nevada. The project
will cover 2.5 million acres and double current levels of logging with
a huge network of "fuel breaks." If passed, the project will
continue for five years with inadequate scientific oversight and other
controls. Although the project is touted as a local solution,
nearly all of the small environmental groups in the Sierra Nevada
oppose it because of projected effects on wildlife, soils and water,
and the diversion of funds from important Sierra Nevada forest projects
such as prescribed burning. |
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| The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs strongly opposes S. 1028, the "Quincy Library Group"
legislation. |
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| F.W.O.C. urges member clubs and members to
write to their Senators urging their opposition to S. 1028. |
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