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Ns. Kate Anderton 

 September 1, 1993 

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The Nature Conservancy never represented that the more watershed- 

 based appraisal unit is the maximvun that should be protected or an 

 "ideal" preserve design. Our opinion was simply that these so- 

 called buffer lands (an additional 1,500 acres more or less) should 

 in any case be included in order to sustain the integrity of the 

 core 3,000-acre Headwaters Forest. Our recommendation as to 

 boundaries applied to the initial appraisal only, and must not be 

 inteirpreted as a biological emalysis or final protection 

 recommendation . 



At no time did The Nature Conservancy and Pacific Lumber enter into 

 amy kind of option, sales agreement, or final discussions regarding 

 the area to be purchased or the purchase price. The letter gives 

 the impression that we had reached some sort of agreement as to the 

 boundaries, and that our discussions proceeded farther than in fact 

 they did. 



Thank you for the opportunity to clarify these matters. Please 

 call on me if you have further questions. 



Sincerely, 



rvey Carlson 

 egional/ Operations Director 



