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The last time Congressman Pete Stark tried to push 

 this bill down our throat the U.S. Forest Service 

 testified they did not have the capacity to manage any 

 more forestland nor did they have an experienced 

 knowledgeable staff to take on the job. They are now 

 saying, yes they can do the job. What happened, did the 

 Six Rivers National Forest just develop an incredible new 

 work force, free from environmentalists lawsuits? 



Congressman Dan Hamburg, you continually tell us 

 that the Six Rivers National Forest will manage Pacific 

 Lumber's confiscated 36,000 acres redwood forest, for 

 multiple use. 



Does anyone here know what that means? Multiple 

 Use? On the Six Rivers National Forest only 10 percent of 

 our 1 million acre forest is open for multiple use, 

 meaning management for all values which include harvesting 

 of trees. The remaining 900,000 acres is locked up in 

 single use designation. Harvesting is forbidden. 



Six Rivers National Forest just came out with its 

 management plan for our public forest. It is stated that 

 the 2,600 acres of redwood trees found on the forest is to 

 be fully protected. NO TREES are to be harvested! 



Does anyone know what the statement, "No Trees Will 

 Be Harvested" means? Over 70 co-sponsors to this bill 

 surely don't. How could any one possibly sign on to this 

 bill without knowing this fact? 



