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freshwater and anadromous salmon and steelhead fisheries and 

 potential for a wide array of outdoor recreation 

 opportunities. Appropriate management direction for these 

 resources and provision of long term protection of soil and 

 water could also be provided through the Forest Planning 

 process with full public involvement. 



The old-growth on Pacific Company lands including that in the 

 "Headwaters Forest" are pristine, old- growth, redwood forests, 

 and contain the majority of the birds in one of the three 

 remaining populations of Marbled Murrelets in California. The 

 management of Headwaters Forest, other old-growth, and the 

 additional surrounding lands would include practices to ensure 

 the persistence of the Marbled Murrelet in California, and 

 reduce concerns for the species' management on National Forest 

 System lamds outside of the proposed acquisition. 



Our main concern with H.R. 2866 is the cost of land 

 acquisition. An estimate of the cost of acquisition for the 

 approximately 4,488 acre Headwaters Forest, including the value 

 of the standing timber, is approximately $500 million. The 

 appraisal on this property was conpleted last spring and 

 approved for Agency use on September 13, 1993. No appraisal 

 has yet been conducted on the 44,000 acre area identified for 

 potential purchase and addition to the Six Rivers National 

 Forest as proposed in H.R. 2866. The bill authorizes 

 appropriations for planned acquisition and other costs. 



