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| 1992
FWOC RESOLUTION #19 |
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_FOREST MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST_
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| For over forty years the
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have been harvesting
timber from Federal lands beyond sustainable yield rates.
Reckless, ecologically unsound road construction and logging have been
devastating to the watersheds, the salmon, the wildlife and the natural
forest ecosystems as well as to the recreational opportunities. |
| Healthy, productive and
diverse forests are extremely important to the future of the
northwest. We need a healthy, diverse economy which should
include a fishing industry, recreation and tourist opportunities and a
viable timber industry that operates on a lower, realistic and
sustainable harvest level; that is willing to proceed in the direction
of more ecologically-benign forest practices; and that is willing to
operate within the limits set by federal laws which are needed to
protect the diversity of life within the forests and the health of the
forest ecosystems. |
| The Federation of
Western
Outdoor Clubs supports the American Heritage Amendment to HR 4899
currently under consideration in the House of Representatives and to
include: |
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1. Protection for
public forests of the Cascades and in the Sierra Nevada range in
California, and the forests of Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, the
Idaho Panhandle, and Western Montana.
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2. Economic
assistance to families and communities affected by the declining timber
industry (see Resolution #2).
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3. Restrictions on
the export of unprocessed logs in order to keep mill jobs at home.
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In addition the Federation
recommends:
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A. Maintaining public
participation in forest planning, with rights of appeal.
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B. Requiring that any
new forest management law goes into effect as soon ass enacted, with no
extended delay or phase-in period.
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C. No weakening of
the Endangered Species Act nor de-listing of threatened or endangered
species until the species is well on the road to recovery.
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D. Maintaining an
active program of forest research and monitoring of management
programs, with public involvement.
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