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west of Six Rivers National Forest. These private forests 

 are some of the most productive forests in the world. In 

 this region the average forested acre, will grow, over a 

 forty year period of time, approximately 40 thousand board 

 feet. This means Humboldt County can produce, every year, 

 forever (with the application of good forest management), 

 over 1 Billion board feet. Currently these private lands 

 are producing about 450 million board feet. Significant 

 volumes of harvestable trees are being retained for 

 wildlife values. 



Since the development of the current California 

 Forest Practice Rules in 1973, the change in best 

 management practices on California private forest lands 

 has been dramatic. Harvesting regulations in California 

 are the most stringent anywhere in these United States. 



As a consulting forester, my company harvests trees 

 during summer months and plants over 200,000 new seedlings 

 each winter. We also develop harvest plans, perform 

 wildlife research and establish wildlife protection 

 measures. 



Of all the private forest lands that I have ever 

 seen, Pacific Lumber Company has the finest forest land 

 holding of any large company. They have, over the many 

 years of operation, been good stewards of the land. And 

 even though they have given and sold, (at low cost to the 

 State), over 20 thousand acres of the finest original "Old 

 Growth", they still maintain a cohesive block ownership. 



