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Participant Bios: Roundtable 2
Roundtable 2
Talking Pts of Presenters
told of Con !!
Louise Fortman (P)
Jerry Franklin
John Gordon (P)
X
Brian Greber (P)
Ann Hanus
Lorin Hicks (P)
Bob Lee
(Macroeconomist)
X
Chuck Meslow (P)
Chad Oliver
Jim Sedell
Dan Tomascheski
Ed Whitelaw
Rick Brown
7 ECOLOGY
6 Economics
PHOTOCOPY
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PRESERVATION
Babbitt
Browner
Brown
Rivlin
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Gbbons
ED WHITELAW
Professor of Economics, University of Oregon
Ph.D. Economics, MIT
Eugene, Oregon
B.A. Economics, Political Science
President. ECO Northwest
Mathematics, University of Montana
Eugene and Portland, Oregon
Current and Recent Relevant Advisory Positions
Oregon Progress Board (strategic planning, chaired by the governor)
Pacific Northwest economic
forecast panels: The Oregonian (Portland); Pacific Northwest Executive (Seattle); Portland
Business Journal; The Register Guard (Eugene); Northwest Power Planning Council;
Pacific
Northwest Regional Economic Conference (board of directors for 10 years)
Northwest Policy
Center, University of Washington (board of advisors)
Oregon Economic Development Commission
Oregon Governor's Council of Economic Advisors
Current and Recent Relevant Projects and Publications
"Economic and Social Implications of Managing the Federal Douglas-Fir Forests on Longer
Rotation" (U.S. Forest Service: forthcoming. 1993; joint author)
"New Conflicts Stir Managers of
U.S. Forests" (Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1991; joint author) "Investing in Dislocated
Families" (Oregon State Legislative Committee on Forcst Products Policy, 1990; joint author)
"New Perspectives and the Forest Service: A New Way of Thinking" (for U.S. Forest Service; joint
author)
"Transition Strategies for Timber Dependent Communities" (The Wilderness Society. 1990;
joint author)
"Managing Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest: An Examination of the
Costs of Preservation" (National Wildlife Federation, 1987; joint author) "The Economic Impact of
Proposed Changes in Washington State Forest Practices Rules" (Washington State Department of
Natural Resources, 1987; joint author)
"Looking Beyond the Owls and the Logs: A White Paper"
(for Governor Goldschmidt's statewide Timber Summit, 1989; joint author).
Recent Testimony
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works re the spotted owl and Oregon's timber
industry (1992)
Endangered Species Committee (God Squad) Hearings re Bureau of Land
Management's Request for Exemption under the Endangered Species Act (Portland, Oregon, 1992)
U.S. District Court re Seattle Audubon Society, VS U.S. Forest Service re injunction on Forest
Service timber salcs (Seattle, 1991)
Relevant Courses Taught at the University of Oregon
Economy of the Pacific Northwest. Regional Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
ECO NORTHWEST
Cotton
ECO
THE ATRIUM. SUITE 400
NORTHWEST
TELEPHONE: (503) 687-0051
99 W. TENTH AVENUE
FAX: (505) 344-0562
EUGENE, OR 97401-3001
Economics, Finance, Planning & Management
Consulting Since 1974
PORTLAND OFFICE: (50S) 222-6060
29 March 1993
White House Forcet
Conference Staff
#360 Old Executive Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Forest Conference Staff:
I am happy to accept President Clinton's invitation to participate in the Forest Conference.
I enclose a one-page biographical sketch. A one-paragraph biography, as you requested,
will follow later.
As you no doubt know, though you requested a response no later than 4:00 p.m. EST. you
didn't FAX this request until 8:09 p.m. EST. I trust you'll still accept my acceptance.
Sincerely,
Ed Whitelaw
Enclosure
03/29/93
08:57
FOREST RESOURCES -> 202 966 2554
NO. 704
002
OLIVER
FOREST
RESOURCES
March 28, 1993
To: White House Forest Conference Staff
From: Chad Oliver
I accept the invitation of President Clinton to
participate in the Forest Conference to be held in
Portland on April 2. Thank you for your
Forest Resources
organizational efforts to date.
Management Division
I look forward to the agenda and other details which, I
understand, will be distributed next week.
On the following page is a one-paragraph biography. I
hope this is acceptable. Please contact me if you have any
suggestions/questions/concerns
Yours truly,
Chad Olm
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Professor of Silviculture
(206) 685-0875
FAX (206) 685-0790
home (206) 523-5801
03/29/93
08:57
FOREST RESOURCES + 202 966 2554
NO. 704
903
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Professor of Silviculture
College of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Chad Oliver grew up working for his father's forest
management company in South Carolina. He received his
B.S. (Forestry) from The University of the South, Sewance,
Tennessee (1968). He received his Masters of Forest Science
(1970) and Ph.D (1975) from the Yale University School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies. He was a Research
Fellow at The Harvard Forest (1973-74), Petersham,
Massachusetts; and Instructor in Biology, Biology
Department, Harvard University (1974-'75) He began on the
faculty at the University of Washington College of Forest
Resources in 1975 and is now Professor of Silviculture. His
area of specialty has been how forests grow and respond to
natural and human influences, culminating in a technical
book: Forest Stand Dynamics (McGraw-Hill; 1990). More
recently, he has concentrated on ways of managing forests
for various objectives. He has been heavily involved in
technical aspects of forestry/environmental issues in the
region. He has studied forest development and management in
nearly all parts of the United States (including Alaska) and
abroad--in Turkey, Germany, France, Nepal, Ecuador, Canada,
and Japan. He has been a Fulbright Fellow to Turkey (1982-
1983) and Fulbright Visitor to Germany (1983). He has over
60 technical and scientific papers, including authorship of
one book and editorship of four others.
Cotton
FOREST
RESOURCES
March 28, 1993
To: White House Forest Conference Staff
From: Chad Oliver
I accept the invitation of President Clinton to
participate in the Forest Conference to be held in
Portland on April 2. Thank you for your
Forest Resources
organizational efforts to date.
Management Division
I look forward to the agenda and other details which, T
understand, will be distributed next week.
On the following page is a one-paragraph biography. I
hope this is acceptable. Please contact me if you have any
suggestions/questions/concerns.
Yours truly,
Chad Olin
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Professor of Silviculture
(206) 685-0875
FAX (206) 685-0790
home (206) 523-5801
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Professor of Silviculture
College of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Chad Oliver grew up working for his father's forest
management company in South Carolina. He received his
B.S. (Forestry) from The University of the South, Sewanee,
Tennessee (1968). He received his Masters of Forest Science
(1970) and Ph.D (1975) from the Vale University School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies. He was a Research
Fellow at The Harvard Forest (1973-74), Petersham,
Massachusetts; and Instructor in Biology, Biology
Department, Harvard University (1974-'75). Hc began on the
faculty at the University of Washington College of Forest
Resources in 1975 and is now Professor of Silviculture. His
area of specialty has been how forests grow and respond to
natural and human influences, culminating in a technical
book: Forest Stand Dynamics (McGraw-Hill; 1990). More
recently, he has concentrated on ways of managing forests
for various objectives. He has been heavily involved in
technical aspects of forestry/environmental issues in the
region. He has studied forest development and management in
nearly all parts of the United States (including Alaska) and
abroad--in Turkey, Germany, France, Nepal, Ecuador, Canada,
and Japan. He has been a Fulbright Fellow to Turkey (1982-
1983) and Fulbright Visitor to Germany (1983). He has over
60 technical and scientific papers, including authorship of
one book and editorship of four others.
FOREST
RESOURCES
March 29, 1993
Forest Resources
Management Division
The President of the United States
Mr. Bill Clinton
The White House
Washington,D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
I am pleased to accept your invitation to participate in
the Forest Conference in Portland, Oregon on April 2, 1993.
You are to be congratulated for directing your
Administration to address this difficult issue. Strong
leadership is long overdue.
I will do whatever I can to help bring to Administration
officials a comprehensive understanding ot issues and
realistic options.
Sincerely,
Robert G. Lee
Professor
ENC: Biographical Sketch
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Robert G. Lee
282 Bloedel Hall, AR 100
University of Washington
524-2251
Seattle, washington 98195
(206) 685-0879
FAX: (206) 543-3254
Dr. Lee is a Professor with a speciality in the Sociology of
Natural Resources in the College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington. He joined the faculty in 1978, served as Associate
Professor until 1983, and then served five years as Professor and
Chair for the Division of Forest Resources Management. He received a
B.S. degree in forest management from the University of California,
Berkeley (1964), a Masters of Forest Science degree from Yale
University (1969), with specialties in philosophy and sociology, and
Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science from the University of California,
Berkeley (1973). with specialties in sociology and systems ecology
He has worked for the U.S. National Park Service as a scciologist,
and the U.S. Forest Service and Rockport Redwood Company as a
forester. Among many other works, he has published Community and
Forestry: Continuities in the Sociology of Natural Resources and will
soon publish Broken Trust, Broken Land: Establishing Harmony Beyond
the War Over the Environment Current research includes development
of sustainable land use strategies, integration of humans in
landscape processes, comparative analysis of Japanese and Pacific
Northwest forest-dependent communities, social and cultural impacts
of federal timber harvest reductions, and community development. He
currently serves as Chair of the Board for the Temperate Forest
Foundation, a non-profit research and educational institution
providing leadership for the sustainable development of forests.
SENT BY : FORESTRY DEPT.
; 3-29-93 ; 3:00PM ;
5106435438-1 202 456 2685
;# 2
Louise Fortmann is a rural sociologist with a PhD from Cornell University. For
ten years she did research on rural development in eastern and southern Africa.
She is presently Professor of Natural Resource Sociology in the Department of
Forestry and Resource Management at the University of California at Berkeley.
For the past nine years she and her students have studied community well-being,
environmental protest, environmental attitudes and property rights in northern
California forest communities. She and her colleagues and students are the
authors of numerous publications on these subjects.
SENT BY:FORESTRY DEPT.
; 3-29-93 ; 3:00PM ;
5106435438-1 202 456 2685
;# 3
Mini Curriculum Vitae for LOUISE PALMER FORTMANN
EDUCATION
1968 BA Pennsylvania State University, Major: Foreign Service and International Politics
1970 MS Cornell University, Major: Development Sociology, Minor: International Agricultural
Development
1973 PhD Cornell University Major: Organizational Behavior and Social Action Minors: Law,
Rural Sociology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1/84 to present Professor of Natural Resource Sociology
Department of Forestry and Resource Management/ University of California at Berkeley
1983 Consultant: Harvard Institute of International Development; International Council for
Research Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya
10/82-5/83 Project Coordinator/ Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison
6/79-9/82 Senior Research Associate/ Center for International Studies, Cornell University
9/78-6/79 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Sociology, Cornell University
1976-78 Consultant: Legal Services Corporation, Washington, D.C.; World Bank, Washington,
D.C.; USAID/Tanzania; FAO, Rome, Italy
7/74-6/75 Lecturer in Rural Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam, Faculty of Agriculture and
Forestry Morogoro, Tanzania.
MEMBERSHIPS, BOARDS, AND EDITORIAL BOARDS
Rural Sociological Society, Association for the Study of Common Property, Society of
Women Geographers, Society for Range Management;
Advisory Board, University of Wisconsin Land Tenure Center, Board of Trustees, Centre
for International Research on Forestry (CGIAR System),
Editorial Advisory Board, Society and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Human Values,
Associate Editor Forest Science
Selected Recent Publications
1988 Louise Fortmann and John W. Bruce. Whose Trees? Proprietary Dimensions of Forestry.
Boulder: Westview Press.
1988 Louise Fortmann. "Predicting Natural Resource Micro-Protest" Rural Sociology 53 (3):
357-367
1988 Louise Fortmann. "Great Planting Disasters: Pitfalls in Technical Assistance in Forestry"
Agriculture and Human Values 5 (1 and 2): 49-60
1989 Louise Fortmann, Jonathan Kusel and Sally Fairfax. "Community Stability: The Foresters'
Figleaf" in Dennis LeMaster and John Beuter (eds.) Community Stability in Forest-Based
Communities: Proceedings of a Conference on Forestry and Community Stability.
Beaverton, Oregon: Timber Press.
1989 Louise Fortmann and Lynn Huntsinger. "The Effects of Non-metropolitan Population
Growth on Individual Natural Resource Management" Society and Natural Resources 2:9-
22.
1989 Louise P. Fortmann and Sally K. Fairfax. "American Forestry Professionalism in Third
World: Some Preliminary Observations" Economic and Political Weekly (August 12): 1839-
1844.
Revised version published as Sally Fairfax and Louise Fortmann. "American Forestry
Professionalism in the Third World: Some Preliminary Observations" Population and
Environment 11 (4): 259-272
1990 Louise Fortmann and Paul Starrs. "Power Plants and Resource Rights" in Robert Lee,
Donald R. Field, and William R. Burch, Jr. (eds.) Community and Forestry: Continuities in
the Sociology of Natural Resources. Boulder: Westview Press.
1990 Lynn Huntsinger and Louise Fortmann. "California's Privately Owned Oak Woodlands:
Owners, Use and Management" Journal of Range Management 43 (2): 147-152.
FROM: ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUUWX
TO:
202 966 2554
MAR 29, 1993
5: 32PM
P.01
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
Suite 512
921 S.W. Morrison
Portland, Oregon 97205
503-222-1429
Fax: 503-222-3203
Cotton
To:
White House Forest conference Staff
From:
Rick Brown, National Wildlife Federation, Portland
Subject:
Participation in Forest conference
Date:
March 29, 1993
I am pleased to accept your invitation to participate in the
Forest Conference.
I have been a Resource Specialist with the National wildlife
Federation (NWF) in Portland, Oregon for six years, working
primarily on public forest land issues in Oregon, Washington and
Northern California. For six years prior to coming to NWF, I
worked as a biologist on the Mount Hood National Forest,
following graduate studies in biology at Portland State
University. I am a native of Massachusetts, a graduate of Reed
College in Portland, and have resided in Oregon for 25 years.
Working for the Nature of Tomorrow
PLUMCREEK/LAW&CORP. AF TEL: 206-467-3799
Mar 2993
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PlumCreek
cotton
TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET
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Date March 29
TO: William J. Clinton
FAX: (202) 456-2710
PH:
FROM; Losin L. Hicks, PhD
FAX: (206) 467-3799
PH: (206) 467-36 29
999 Third Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, Washington 98104-4096 206/467-3600
PLUMCREEK/LAW&CORP. AF TEL 206-467-3799
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PlumCreek Timber Company, L.P.
March 29, 1993
William J. Clinton
President of the United States
The White House
Washington. D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for the invitation to participate in the Forest Conference in
Portland. Oregon on April 2. 1993. I would be honored to join you, the Vice
President and others who will gather to discuss the critical economic and
environmental issues surrounding federal forest management.
On behalf of Plum Creek Timber Company, I look forward to participating in
an effort that will address the need for balance in our resource management
policies.
Sincerely
Lorin L. Hicks, Ph.D.
Manager, Fish and Wildlife Resources
999 Third Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, Washington 98104-4096 206/467-3600
PLUMCREEK/LAW&CORP. AF TEL 206-467-3799
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PlumCreek
Lorin Lee Hicks, Ph.D.
Manager, Fish and Wildlife Resources
Plum Creek Timber Co. L.P.
Seattle, Washington
B.S. Arizona State University 1976
M.S. University of Michigan 1978
Ph.D. University of Montana 1990
Dr. Hicks has been a wildlife biologist with Plum Creek for 15 years. He directs wildlife
and fisheries programs on 1.2 million acres of corporate timberlands in Montana, Idaho
and Washington. His responsibilities include research on big game species such as deer
and elk, analysis of forest management impacts on resident wildlife and fish populations
and management of threatened and endangered species such as bald eagles, spotted
owls and grizzly bears.
Dr. Hicks is currently involved in cooperative research, monitoring and inventory of
spotted owls on intermingled Plum Creek / U.S. Forest Service ownership in the
Washington Cascades. He also is working with Dr. Jerry Franklin and other university
researchers to investigate wildlife benefits of New Forestry harvest techniques. Dr. Hicks
was a contributing author to the Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, specializing in techniques
to manage forest stands for spotted owl habitat.
999 Third Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, Washington 98104-4096 206/467-3600
DEPARTMENT OF
FOREST RESOURCES
3/29/93
FAX
Cotton
To: WHITE HOUSE FOREST
CONFERENCE STAFF
to
OREGON
STATE
FROM : BRIAN GREBER
UNIVERSITY
Peavy Hall A108
Corvallis, Oregon
97331-5703
FOLLOWING ARE THE
ITEMS REQUESTED For
CONFERENCE RSVP.
Telephone
503-737-4951
Fax
FAX #: : 202.456.2710
503-737-2668
DEPARTMENT OF
FOREST RESOURCES
President Clinton
c/o Forest Conference Planning Staff
360 Old Executive Office Building
Washington D.C. 20501
1993
March 28, 1993
Dear President Clinton:
It is with pleasure and honor that I accept your
invitation to participate in the Forest Conference
on April 2, 1993 in Portland, Oregon. I look
forward to the discussions with you, Vice President
Gore, your Cabinet members, and the other
OREGON
participants. It is my sincere hope that those of us
STATE
involved can assist your Administration in advancing
UNIVERSITY
a solution to the current forest management problems
confronting the region. Obviously, the people and
the forests of the region require a timely
resolution to the issues.
Peavy Hall A108
I am appreciative of the opportunity to meet with
Corvallis, Oregon
you and the others and of your Administration's
initiative with regards to resolving the region's
97331 5703
forestry issues.
Respectfully,
Brian J. Greber
Associate Professor
Telephone
503-737-4951
Fax
503-737-2668
BRIAN J. GREBER
Associate Professor
College of Forestry
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
(503) 737-1499
Dr. Greber is a forest resource economist who specializes in the
analysis of forest products markets and regional economies. He
holds a B.S.F. degree in Forest Management and an M.S. degree in
Forest Resource Economics from West Virginia University. He
obtained his Ph. D. in Forest Resource Economics from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University. He then served as an
Assistant Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University for 3 years prior to joining the faculty at Oregon
State University in 1985.
Dr. Greber teaches a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and
continuing education courses dealing with timber market
assessment, market forecasting, harvest scheduling, computer
modeling, operations management, and public policy. He is the
author of numerous technical and professional publications
dealing with timber availability and supply in Oregon and the
Pacific Northwest; local government finance; technology and
forest products industrial productivity; economic forecasts for
the timber industry and the economy of Oregon; timber valuation;
non-market resource valuation; and harvest scheduling.
Dr. Greber has been active in the analysis of forest policy
proposals in the Pacific Northwest. He assisted the Department
of the Interior in the economic analysis of critical habitat
designation for the northern spotted owl; served as advisor to
Tom Walsh (Oregon's committee member) during the Endangered
Species Committee process; conducted economic impact assessments
of the Interagency Scientific Committee's conservation strategy
for the northern spotted owl for former Governor Goldschmidt;
coordinated a scientific review of the recently released Bureau
of Land Management resource management plans for Governor
Roberts; and advised federal, state, and local policy makers on a
number of forestry related issues.
Dr. Greber's additional experience includes work as a forest
hydrology researcher at West Virginia University; a forestry
consultant serving nonindustrial private landowners in North
Carolina; and an Operations Scheduler in a large moulding and
millwork facility in central Oregon.
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OREGON COOPERATIVE
VILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT
March 29, 1993
TO:
David Cottingham
FROM:
E. Charles Meslow
SUBJECT: Forest Conference
This confirms my participation in the Forest Conference as per our
telephone conservation Sunday 28 March 1993. Short biography attached.
Rough text of my remarks regarding status of westside forest wildlife
attached. I can be contacted this week c/o Regional Forester (John Lowe)
USDA Forest Service, Portland (503)326-3625, FAX (503)326-5044.
OREGON
STATE
UNIVERSITY
E Chala Malors
Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife
Nash Hall 104
Corvallis, Oregon
97331-3803
Telephone
503-737-4531
Fax
503-737-3590
COOPERATORS: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Wildlife Management Institute
MAR-29-1993
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OSU FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
TO
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E. Charles Meslow is a US Fish and Wildlife Service Research Biologist serving as the
Leader of the Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and as Professor of Wildlife
Ecology at Oregon State University. He holds advanced degrees from the Universities of
Minnesota (M.S.) and Wisconsin (Ph.D.). He is known for his research on northern spotted
owls and has coauthored A Conservation Strategy for the Northern Spotted Owl-- "The
Thomas Report". He has served as President of The Wildlife Society and has won several
of the Society's coveted awards for professionalism.
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I want to illustrate for you the pattern and extent of timber cutting that has
taken place in the Northwest and call attention to two threatened species
that are the focus of much of the current debate. I will close with a
suggestion for part of a path out of our current dilemma.
(Slide of patchwork clearcuts Mt Hood in background)
This photo of Mt. Hood illustrates what has been considered "good" forest
management up through the 1980's. In reality we were fragmenting a
previously more intact old-forest and replacing the old forest with tree
farms. It is true that we will never grow out of trees in the Northwest --
but we were rapidly eliminating the last of our old-growth forests.
(Slide - high altitude photo of fragmented forest)
This photo illustrates how intensive our harvest of the forest has been --
even on public forest land -- here a portion of the Willamette National
Forest.
(Slide spotted owl and range)
The Northern Spotted Owl (range in blue) has been a focus of the old-forest
wildlife issue. The owl demonstrates a remarkably close association -
dependency - with old-forests throughout the bulk of its range. It is because
each pair seems to require about 4 square miles or more of old-forest to
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make a living that providing for a viable population of owls - distributed
throughout their range - leads to conflicts with continued cutting of old
forests.
(Slide juvenile marbled murrelet)
This is a photo of a nearly full grown juvenile marbled murrelet on its nest
high in the canopy of an old-growth tree. The marbled murrelet is about
the size of a robin. Unlike its closest relatives, which nest on oceanside
cliffs, this murrelet nests on limbs of large old-growth trees as far as 40
miles inland from the Pacific. The marbled murrelet was designated a
threatened species in September 1992.
(Slide list of taxonomic groups associated with old forests)
This slide illustrates that the spotted owl, marbled murrelet and bald eagle --
currently listed as threatened species are likely only the tip of the iceberg.
Some 482 species of animals and plants were identified during the spotted
owl recovery planning process as being importantly associated with old
forests. In addition there are some 800 at risk fish stocks in the range of
the owl. Jim Sedell on the panel is prepared to speak to the fish component
of the issue.
What many ecologists and fish and wildlife biologists are recommending is
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an ecosystem approach to management of all old-forest resources. We need
to develop a strategy focusing mostly on public lands that reserves
significant tracts of old-growth -- ancient forest -- and manage the
intervening public lands with a gentler touch. Such a strategy has as its
goal maintaining the full diversity of species associated with our forest
system. We believe we have the expertise to attempt such an ecosystem
approach.
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Dan Tomascheski
NAME
ORGANIZATION
Sierra Paerfic Industries
PHONE (916) 365 - 3721
FAX 916 365 9475
Interviewer Zoi
Introduction: Hello, I'm
calling from the [Executive
Office of the President] in Washington, DC. As you are probably
aware, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and members
of the Cabinet will be convening a Forest Conference in Portland
on April 2nd. In preparing the President's briefing materials we
are trying to get a very current sense of the issue at the state
and local level. It was suggested that you could offer insight
here, so if you don't mind, I would like to run through several
questions with you. Your perspective will help the President and
his team understand the issues better and hopefully assist in
designing a conference that addresses the topics that matter most
to the citizens of the Northwest.
attempted
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How are you involve in [this issue] [the issue of forest
management on federal lands]? How does it affect you
to Strike
personally? VP of Sierra Pac. - Timberlands largist Forest Produces
a balance-
9 saw mills
3000 employees
1.1 million acres -
the Co. has been
1% total acreage in CA Lgest purchaser of Gov't tumber
a leader--
Sierra accord on
in CA - 5 x as anyone else 000,000 ft under contract
legislation for Private
C& 1/3 of Raw Mat Synphy is from fed'l lands- stake have a real
land. Instrumental Is anyone in your family involved in the timber industry?
forge understands betw.
in tryou to
of can moderates balance needs competing and
resource
stell manage
proponents.that's har vest Spotted trus approved OWI by may workspecies. Plan view of other
What do you see as the problem? How do you think we got
Only 10%
here?
of private
1 (and met planning process tendency of fed'l agencies to
Doesn to Export high
land is
Set aside prices of land for diff. uses, local
constituents big hands left S agency to still produce tember
sense w/ demand such
clear cut
over reduced land base
clearcutting b/c demand still high.
(Forestry: public enterprise
(real intensive)
public ontery..
now must get out of that boy
[Who is at fault?] [From your perspective, who are the "good
guys" and who are the "bad guys"?]
Who do you respect most on this issue? Who has the most to
offer?
More progressive industry elements - "us" progressive, mg practices
Foust Service
- Environmentalists at local level - Planning Conservator
league, Nature consurvancy, Ancient torest Alliance, appligate Process
What do you think ought to happen? How will it get
implemented? / Have conference
2
Frame paraneters, took for prognatists who
can offer some Ant of solution
3
assign working group to craft legislation
to set aside more fed / land in exchange for mou stability for commun-
itis n ALTERNATIVES -- range of options move/less invironmental
[If relevant:] Once there is a solution, what do you think
will happen to you and your family?
2 of 9 sawmills probably
spring carly
out of business anyway.
summer
less intensive forestry
more stability What stop do the challenge people in your community want most? own land
Tryny to aquire most of then
sustannable on
privateland private land.
willse vill and
What would be the worst thing that could happen?
No Solution, BAU
dredging up indiv. species-- instead olecosystempprovack
Are you involved in any environmental groups?
Nature Conservan as member
not active really
Pretty good
Is there anything you want to tell me that I did not ask you Auduton
Native Plants Society
relations of State
about?
We have an histoic opportunity
Dantaylor
go for the balanced solution
Closing: Thanks so much for your input. We are looking forward
to a really productive conference on the 2nd and are hopeful that
the issues can get framed in a way that will help the Clinton
Administration move ahead in addressing the needs of the Region.
[AND IF THEY PROVIDED GOOD, SOLID RESPONSES AND YOU FEEL
CONFIDENT THIS INDIVIDUAL COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CONFERENCE: "You may be asked to participate in the Forest
Conference by sitting at the Roundtable to discuss the issues
with President Clinton. Is this something you are interested in
doing?" (if so, we will be letting them know this week)
[if you are not so sure about their ability to contribute to one
of the roundtables, or if they inquire about how to provide
input, suggest that they submit comments in writing to:
Office on Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building
FAX: 202/456-2710
Attn: Forest Conference
Washington, DC 20501
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I accept the invitation to attend the Forest Conference being held April 2,
1993 in Portland. Oregon. Following is a short biography as requested.
Jum Sedill
SIM SEDELL
Research Ecologist
James R. Sedell, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist
PNW Research Station
USDA Forest Service
Corvallis, OR 97331
503 750-7315
Jim Sedell holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Willamette University and a
Ph.D. in Environmental Biology with a minor in Forensic Chemistry, from the
University of Pittsburgh. He has worked as a research professor at Oregon
State University (1971-1977) on the basic ecology of streams and rivers in
coniferous forests of the West. He served as research section manager
(1977-1980) helping to organize the Fish/Forestry research program for
Weyerhaeuser Company in Centralia and Tacoma, Washington. This group examined
the effects of industrial forestry on fish habitat and stream ecosystems.
Research activities have included stream ecosystem theory. nutrient cycling
within forested streams, and the role of large woody debris in the maintenance
of fish habitats. In 1980, Dr. Sedell joined the Pacific Northwest Research
Station as a Research Aquatic Ecologist. In recent years, he has focused on
the role of large woody debris and streamside vegetation upon stream habitats.
management of riparian zones associated with forest and range lands,
retrospective historical books and what fish habitat and stream ecosystems were
50 to 100 years ago and how they have changed; in particular separating the
effects of land use on stream ecosystems from the effects of natural
disturbance events (fire, volcanos, floods, blow down, and avalanches). He
coordinated the research efforts on lakes and streams in the Mt. St. Helens
blast zone for the USDA Forest Service and Natural Science Foundation sponsored
cooperators. Dr. Sedell was a member of the National Research Council (NRC),
National Academy of Science Committee on Forestry Research. The NRC Committee
on Forestry Research was established to create a vision of what forestry
research should be like in the future (1989). He worked with the "Gang of
Four" to develop the watershed and fish options which allowed assessment of
risk to fish habitat and timber harvest impacts. Dr. Sedell is one of seven
national experts selected for the Indian Forest Management Assessment Team
(IFMAT) commissioned by the United States Congress and administered through
Intertribal Timber Council. The team is to assess future forest
sustainability, forest product economic opportunities, the present forest
management compatibility with wildlife and fish on Indian trust lands
throughout the United States. He is co-chair of a USDA Forest Service field
team assigned to develop a national Forest Service strategy for management of
habitat for anadromous fish (PACFISH). Dr. Sedell has published nearly 100
articles.
MAR-29-'93 MON 09:42 ID:FOR PROD ENG/CFR
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LTER Network Office
College of Forest Resources AR-10
University of Washington
Ph: 206-543-4853
LTER
Seattle, WA 98195
Fax: 206-685-0790/3091
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TO: White House Forest Conference Staff
DEPARTMENT/PHONE #:
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FAX #:
FROM: Stephanie Martin for Dr. Jerry Franklin, University of Washington, Seattle
DEPARTMENT/PHONE #:
206-543-6764/4853
RE: April 2 Forest Conference in Portland, Oregon
COMMENTS:
T accept President Clinton's invitation to participate in the
Forest Conference, and I plan to attend and contribute to the process.
I appreciate the opportunity. Please contact Stephanie Martin or Adrienne
Whitener at the above number, or feel free to call me at home at
206-392-7655 1f you require any information in addition to the attached.
Jerry F. Franklin
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JERRY F. FRANKLIN
Jerry F. Franklin received his B.S. degree in forest management from Oregon State University in 1959, his
M.S. degree in forest management from Oregon State University in 1961, and his Ph.D. degree in Botany
with a minor in Solls from Washington State University in 1966. He was Research Scientist and Chief Plant
Ecologist for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station from 1959-1991. During
1973-75 he was loaned to the National Science Foundation In Washington, D.C., where he was Director
of the Ecosystem Studies Program. He is currently Professor of Forest Ecosystem Analysis in the College
of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Primary cause =
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March 29, 1993
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Loggers vilified. moral exclusion. VietNam vet. Include
loggers & people in decision
Forest Resources
Management Division
4
Cultural differences. Entrepreneur disappearing to give transition
to Fed'l
New mechanisms need to bring people together
The President of the United States
Soc. implications of
Mr. Bill Clinton
The White House
restructuring Fed'l agencies
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
I am pleased to accept your invitation to participate in
the Forest Conference in Portland, Oregon on April 2, 1993.
You are to be congratulated for directing your
Adminictration to address this difficult issue. Strong
leadership is long overdue.
I will do whatever I can to help bring to Administration
officials a comprehensive understanding of issues and
realistic options.
Sincerely,
Ross. Lee
Robert G. Lee
Professor
ENC: Biographical Sketch
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Robert G. Lee
282 Bloedel Hall, AR-10
University of Washington
Seattle, washington 98195
(206) 685-0879
FAX: (206) 543-3254
Dr. Lee is a Professor with a speciality in the Sociology of
Natural Resources in the College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington. He joined the faculty in 1978, served as Associate
Professor until 1983, and then served five years as Professor and
Chair for the Division of Forest Resources Management. He received a
B.S. degree in forest management from the University of California,
Berkeley (1964), a Masters of Forest Science degree from Yale
University (1969), with specialties in philosophy and sociology, and
Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science from the University of California,
Berkeley (1973). with specialties in sociology and systems ecology
He has worked for the U.S. National Park Service as a scciologist,
and the U.S. Forest Service and Rockport Redwood Company as a
forester. Among many other works, he has published Community and
Forestry: Continuities in the Sociology of Natural Resources and will
soon publish Broken Trust, Broken Land: Establishing Harmony Beyond
the War Over the Environment Current research includes development
of sustainable land use strategies, integration of humans in
landscape processes, comparative analysis of Japanese and Pacific
Northwest forest-dependent communities, social and cultural impacts
of federal timber harvest reductions, and community development. He
currently serves as Chair of the Board for the Temperate Forest
Foundation, a non-profit research and educational institution
providing leadership for the sustainable development of forests.
Great!!
Questionnaire for Prospective Participants
Forest Conference
NAME
Ann Mannus
ORGANIZATION Assistant State Foreste
PHONE 503-378-2564 FAX
Interviewer Kin
Introduction: Hello, I'm
calling from the [Executive
Office of the President] in Washington, DC. As you are probably
aware, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and members
of the Cabinet will be convening a Forest Conference in Portland
on April 2nd. In preparing the President's briefing materials we
are trying to get a very current sense of the issue at the state
and local level. It was suggested that you could offer insight
here, so if you don't mind, I would like to run through several
questions with you. Your perspective will help the President and
his team understand the issues better and hopefully assist in
designing a conference that addresses the topics that matter most
to the citizens of the Northwest.
How are you involve in [this issue] [the issue of forest
management on federal lands]? How does it affect you
personally? Involved since 1985 staff to
God sqrad. Written policy paper ms worked
with Gov. Staffed Tom watch - Oreganiep
+ economit
Is anyone in your family involved in the timber industry?
No
What do you see as the problem? How do you think we got
here?
HAW do we mmage National Furnsh on ?
what will we manage them for. thank
Ceen a change in attitudes and 2 lawrits
properled V.) to the forefront
[Who is at fault?] [From your perspective, who are the "good
guys" and who are the "bad guys"?]
ND owls VS jobs. After year on God
Separ fee how vactor pointing finger can be.
Who do you respect most on this issue? Who has the most to
offer?
Part of problem Fed. agencies under old
admin are not truited BLM, FWS, FS. Going 4
good. Rewrey plan for owl (She worked on.)
What do you think ought to happen? How will it get
implemented? FC is havld be Kick-off for solution get
rid of crisis in Supply. fed manages getting laid off.
Vehicle president can use for 4dmin / Liq socutions.
[If relevant:] Once there is a solution, what do you think
will happen to you and your family?
Rejoice! Sense of stability to community.
Confidence in good forest management.
What do the people in your community want most?
Community want sontion long term.)
Deal with buth east/mest side.
What would be the worst thing that could happen?
Continued gndwik. No plan Folt action.
Are you involved in any environmental groups?
No
Is there anything you want to tell me that I did not ask you
about?
Discuss the complexit of Plue. Change
rabially manogement. No proce meal approach,
Closing: Thanks so much for your input. We are looking forward
to a really productive conference on the 2nd and are hopeful that
the issues can get framed in a way that will help the Clinton
Administration move ahead in addressing the needs of the Region.
[AND IF THEY PROVIDED GOOD, SOLID RESPONSES AND YOU FEEL
CONFIDENT THIS INDIVIDUAL COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CONFERENCE: "You may be asked to participate in the Forest
Conference by sitting at the Roundtable to discuss the issues
with President Clinton. Is this something you are interested in
doing?" (if so, we will be letting them know this week)
[if you are not so sure about their ability to contribute to one
of the roundtables, or if they inquire about how to provide
input, suggest that they submit comments in writing to:
Office on Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building
FAX: 202/456-2710
Attn: Forest Conference
Washington, DC 20501
+ Has ((4))503-364-3108 statistics. T
NAME:
Louise Fortmann (California)
AFFILIATION:
University of California School of Forestry and Resource
Management
PHONE:
(510) 642-7018 (W)
(510) 531-4490 (H)
FAX:
(510) 643-5438
INTERVIEWER:
Lee Langstaff
RECOMMENDED BY:
Background:
Ms. Fortmann has been at the University since 1984 and describes herself as a rural
sociologist. Her studies have focused on environmental protest and community well-being.
She has conducted major ethnographic and statistical analyses in the region.
Perspective:
Describes the problem as one of increasing poverty coupled with a decreasing natural
resource.
Points to the lack of local control as a major problem. The people most affected by
this crisis - the local people - as having the least amount of control over what
happens to them.
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profits are going out of the communities
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there has been little commitment to the well-being of the people or the public
resource - especially on the part of the large corporations
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Forest service has little expertise in the human aspects of this
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level of frustration in the communities has already lead to talk of violence
People want a decent life for their children - working in their communities. The
sense of "place" is very important.
Focusing on watersheds as units around which to organize and come together to take
action would be a useful start. People can identify with the watershed in which they
live and work.
The worst that could happen would be for a decision to be made without sufficient
local input.
Name:
Chad Oliver, PhD.
Organization:
University of Washington
Personal:
Father is a retired Consulting Forester in
S.C.
Phone:
206/685-0875
Fax:
206/685-0790
Interviewer:
Allison Biggs
Recommended by:
Jim Lyons, Tom Tuchmann
Highlights:
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Dr. Oliver has expertise in forest policy and the dynamics
of silviculture and the consequences of management styles
(biodiversity and wood production).
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The problem that exists is the tradeoff in protecting local
(biodiversity) values with global (wood production) values.
We have come to understand we are in trouble by looking at a
system of incorporating all of the sciences - natural and
social, as they have changed over the years.
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Many people are only looking at part of the problem and not
the entire concept. These people are also failing to notice
that the information they have known for so long is
changing.
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Respects those who realize the integration of many fields in
the issue and that they have one piece of a large puzzle to
contribute.
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Encourages Forest Conference attendees to recognize the
tradeoffs, risks, compromises and consequences and then
begin working together to be policy makers. People want a
balanced, scientifically credible solution.
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Will benefit indirectly from resolution of this issue by a
stable environment globally, and feeling good about knowing
people can work together locally.
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The wrong solution is one that is not scientifically-based
(environmentally, economically, socially and politically),
and feasible. The more the issue becomes protracted the
more infrastructure gets lost in the shuffle.
Contribution to Conference:
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Unique analysis of the multi-disciplined components of this
debate.
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Highly respected for his silviculture expertise.
Name:
Jerry Franklin, PhD.
Organization:
University of Washington
Personal:
Professor, School of Forestry
Phone:
206/543-4853
Fax:
206/685-3091
Interviewer:
Allison Biggs
Recommended by:
Jim Lyons, Tom Tuchmann
Highlights:
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"Gang of Four" member.
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Has been involved with forest research and developing new
knowledge as a scientist for over 35 years.
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The problem in this issue is the taking account of economic
and environmental values. This problem exists because we
have been unwilling to face reality. As new facts emerged,
we did not incorporate them into our forest policies.
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Does not categorize the players in this issue as "good" or
"bad." Everyone involved has very valid concerns.
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He most respects Jack Ward Thomas as the person with the
most to offer on this issue, although believes there are
many others, such as his "Gang of Four" colleagues.
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This issue can be resolved if the Executive branch proposes
solutions which involve all of the pieces of the puzzle. It
is key that the Administration work with Congress to
accomplish this resolution legislatively.
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The people is his community want forest practices that are
sustainable and biodiversity to be maintained.
-
The worst thing that could happen would be an outcome which
divides the forest estate into two pieces, "preserves" and
"plantations."
Contribution to Conference:
-
Touted as the "father of New Forestry." Can explain the
intricacies of the "Gang of Four" report.
NAME:
Bob Lee (Washington)
AFFILIATION:
University of Washington College of Forest Resources
PHONE:
(206) 685-0879
FAX:
(206) 543-3254
INTERVIEWER:
Lee Langstaff
RECOMMENDED BY:
Background:
Professor Lee's field of study centers on the social aspects of forest resource use. For many
years he has studied the social and cultural consequences of wood supply reduction on forest
producer communities. He is also affiliated with the non-profit group The Temperate Forest
Foundation which seeks to develop a middle ground for the development of sustainable use
practices.
Perspective:
The present situation is the result of unanticipated consequences of federal laws
which have allowed routine administrative actions of agencies to be easily influenced
by the courts.
Under the older scenario, the timber industry had undue influence over the Forest
Service; now the tables have turned and the environmental groups have the undue
influence.
Lack of leadership has contributed to the laws being subject to contradictory uses.
The Forest Service has done the best they could given the nasty position they've
found themselves in.
The press has failed (especially the large, urban press) by not providing all the
information citizens need.
Presently there are lots of good individuals, just no structure for bridging the gaps
between many of them.
We need an assessment of U.S. role in the global wood market (we are a net
importer of wood), and an industrial policy on materials. We need to decide whether
or not we want to be self-sufficient.)
Federal government needs to acknowledge that it has changed its role from on of
supporting the development of local economies (based on timber), to now becoming a
source of economic instability in those same communities.
"The process of impoverishment here is remarkably like that in the inner cities, with
significant public cost implications"
Maintaining the status quo is not an option. the uncertainties associated with it are
spilling over into the private lands sector as concern over the security of property
rights grows.
The pain and humiliation need to be acknowledged -- gently -- but front and center
Name:
John Gordon, PhD.
Organization:
Yale University
Personal:
Dean of the Forestry School at Yale
University, New Haven, CT.
Phone:
(wk) 203/432-5107 (hm) 203/865-4687
Fax:
(wk) 203/432-5681 or 203/624-4505
Interviewer:
Allison Biggs
Recommended by:
Jim Lyons, Tom Tuchmann
Highlights:
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Member of the "Gang of Four. "
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Involved with Pacific N.W. old growth forests since 1977.
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Studies the management of all federal forest lands, and has
been a member of various commissions involving forest
research and technology.
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Believes the old growth problem occurred because the
contending parties are "holding out" on a compromise
assuming they can each win it all.
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Not a "good" or "bad guys" issue. Those who should be
faulted are those who reject "balance."
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There are many people to be respected on this issue,
especially the scientific community involved within both the
industry and conservation groups. Right now, this issue is
being handled by their respective public relations people.
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Solution involves three step approach: 1. Politicians need
to act, especially those from the region. They need to
develop a vision for the direction of forest policy in the
future. 2. They need to discern what parts of the vision
are feasible and when. 3. They may then create a machine
to implement and monitor the vision.
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Strongly believes in everyone's involvement in national
picture and ability to pull together nationally and solve
problems of this magnitude.
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His personal community is New Haven, CT. His neighbors are
very interested in the issue. They are more concerned with
stopping "Joe Sixpack" in the Northwest from cutting the
trees that they own too, than with using these trees to save
N.W. jobs.
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The worst thing that could happen is to continue this
fighting. The "Gang of Four" report contained many points
that would solve these issues. We have a chance to put our
national forests in the spotlight and show that we can work
together.
Dr. John Gordon
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Member of the National Council, Environmental Defense Fund
and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment. He is not a
member of any of the Pacific Northwest environmental groups.
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He made a point of calling the President's attention to the
Society of American Foresters report on old growth forests.
He co-wrote this report with Jim Lyons several years ago.
Contribution to Conference:
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Extensive knowledge in Pacific Northwest old growth forest
ecosystems and intricacies of the Gang of Four report.