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has had so great a proportion of its trees set aside 

 forever in government parks and other preserves. It is 

 also important to note that the parks and preserves 

 provide wonderful habitat for species of concern. 



Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, the 

 measure before you, in its present form, represents 

 unsound economics, unsound forestry and unsound 

 environmentalism. Jobs are rapidly disappearing in this 

 country. In our industry and our area, small and large 

 mills are laying off workers or have closed — some 

 temporarily and some permanently. In contrast, the 

 working forests of Pacific Lumber continue to provide 

 lumber for families and the construction industry, 

 continue to protect and enhance the environment, and 

 continue to provide jobs and a local, state and federal 

 revenue stream. Our lands are some of the most productive 

 forest-growing lands in the world. In our 124-year multi- 

 owner history, we have proven that we can grow redwood in 

 perpetuity. It makes no sense whatsoever to seek to 

 destroy all this and jeopardize the future of The Pacific 

 Lumber Company, its employees and the communities in which 

 they live and work. 



We again urge you to reject the 44,000 acre approach 

 taken in H.R. 2866. That approach can lead only to 

 continued gridlock. It would be much more constructive to 

 join in a mutual and creative effort to achieve the more 

 realistic goal of a 4,500 acre acquisition. 



Thank you again for the opportunity to testify. 



