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To: Ish who wrote (137075)	6/19/2004 5:18:24 PM
From: exdaytrader76	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

So the answer to forest fires is to cut down the forests? forestroadshow.org 1) Logging in the Name of Fire Prevention The Administration and the timber industry blocked attempts in Congress to focus funding and fuels reduction work (i.e., removing the materials that are most likely to cause fires) around homes and communities - the areas most threatened by fire. Instead, they pushed a bill loaded with incentives to log large, commercially valuable trees - the most fire resistant trees that exist - far away from communities. 2) Removing Protections for Wildlife Under the Northwest Forest Plan, before certain federal lands are logged, agencies must look for rare and threatened species that are dependent on ancient forests. They are required to "survey and manage" these forests so as not to log what's left of those species' habitat. The Administration intends to eliminate this requirement, considering it an obstacle to logging what's left of our old-growth forests. The Long of It: What's Survey and Manage? FAQ's by Doug Heiken of the Oregon Natural Resource Council 3) Removing Protections for Water Quality The Short of It: Endangered salmon and trout, icons of the Pacific Northwest, rely on cool, clean water for spawning. The equation for their survival is simple: more trees = more salmon and trout. Trees filter out pollutants, prevent soil erosion and shade streams and rivers. Now, the Administration has changed the Aquatic Conservation Strategy under the Northwest Forest Plan so that Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are no longer required to guarantee that water quality and aquatic habitat will not be directly harmed by logging and road construction.