>On 12/1/95,Bret Diamond Wong writes: > What is a constant rallying point for us "eco-terrorists" >is the destruction of the last 5% or so of our native forests *that are >on public lands* Why the industry doesn't realize this, and back off, >I'll never understand. ========================================== According to the 1994 Report of the US Forest Service Land in the National Forest System (table 6) 77 million hectares Land in the National Wilderness Preservation System (table 13) 13.4 million hectares US Forest Service lands in wilderness = 17% ========================================== Perhaps the concern is over the last 5% or so of native forest lands that the US Forest Service (and courts) have not yet designated as "off-limits" to sustainable timber management. David South School of Forestry Auburn University, AL 36849-5418 USA dsouth@forestry.auburn.edu 334-844-1022 334-844-1084 (FAX) http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/coops/sfnmc/sfnmc.html ========================================================================= "Here was my chance. Biltmore could be made to prove what America did not yet understand, that trees could be cut and the forest preserved at one and the same time." Gifford Pinchot Consulting Forester Biltmore Estate 1892-1895 =========================================================================
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