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October 15, 1993 



Dear Mr. Congressman: 



I am opposed to HR 2866, a bill by Dan Hamburg which Is not a good bill to support. 

 I am a professional forester and can tell you some reasons why not to vote for it. 



1 . This bill will take land from private ownership and transfer it to the U. S. Forest 

 Service. Of the 44,000 acres, only 3,000 are old growth which the owner is 

 willing to sell for $600,000,000. The transfer of the remaining 39,000 acres 

 to U. S. Forest Service land would be sold against the owners wishes. The 

 transfer to Six Rivers National Forest will not mean jobs, but will mean no 

 production from second growth timberland. You must understand that the Six 

 Rivers National Forest has a moratorium on the harvest of second growth 

 redwood, even though it is the fastest growing conifer in California forests. All 

 of the 39,000 acres would be second growth redwood timberland put out of 

 production. 



2. There are 1 ,200 (approximately) workers at the four mills owned by The Pacific 

 Lumber Company. It may not seem like many, but of the 1 ,200 workers there 

 are families with hopes and dreams. The Pacific Lumber Company helps 

 Humboldt County make ends meet. The loss of the land would require the 

 company to reduce the workforce by at least 600 employees. Money circulates 

 six times in our county which means 3,600 jobs may suffer that support the 

 area's economy outside of The Pacific Lumber Company. 



3. It has been 25 years since Redwood National Park was created. Since its 

 creation, there has not been a tourism boom in our area. The existing state 

 parks are the most visited. By the way, Rockefeller forest (20,000 acres of old 

 growth) was sold to the Save the Redwoods League by The Pacific Lumber 

 Company. 



4. The Save the Redwoods League is opposed to HR 2866. 



5.' Rep. Harold Volkner, who presided over the Headwaters Forest hearings, said 

 government does not have the money to spend on land acquisition. 



6. Representative Hamburg is showing photos that are not true, the company 

 foresters and loggers treat their land with care. Those photos are not accurate. 



