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partldpaite In stream restoration projects. Mr. Hamburo's bill also states that the old 

 growth forests are toeing han/ested "without regard to their ecological Importance 

 arxj without following Fidorai Timber Harvest GuideBnes." Nonsense, al harvest 

 p}lans are reviewed by federal end state agencies for compliance, and must meet all 

 requirements t>efore approval. The bill falls to mention that there are already 

 approximately 200.0(X) or more acres of Redwood Parl<s In Califomia, of which 

 90,000 or so is oW growth which can never be harvested. TNs also means that 

 another 110,000 acres Is second growth which will never be managed, and will 

 become habitat for species such as mart>led murrelets In a very short period of time. 



Finally, much of the t>ill is based on retraining prog^mns for company employees to 

 provide Jobs In reforestation and stream restoration projects, ridiculous, as the 

 company's land Is already fuBy stocked (growing trees), and the company plants 

 approximately 500,000 seedlings per year to supplement the natural sprouting of 

 redwoods. As I mentioned earlier, the company is already Involved in fisheries and 

 watershed worit The latest issue of the Smithsonian (October 1993) has an 

 excellent article on the failure of job retraining, etc. All that aside, what becomes of 

 our children, and our children's children, when the retraining dollars run out? It Just 

 seems like plain common sense to let the company's foresters and biologists 

 manage this private land property Into the future - after aD, thaf s what makes 

 America a great countiy. 



Thank you for your time and if I can be of fUrttner help, please call me at (707) 764- 

 4299. 



SAL CHINNia 

 P.O. BOX 712 

 SCOTIA. CA 95565 



