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STATEMENT OF JIM OWENS 



CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, WESTERN ANCIENT FOREST CAMPAIGN 



ON H.R. 2866, THE HEADWATERS FOREST ACT 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS, FAMILY FARMS, AND ENERGY 



COMMnTEE ON AGRICULTURE 



UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



SEPTEMBER 10, 1992 



Chairman Volkmer and Members of the Committee: 



My name is Jim Owens, I am the Campaign Director for the 

 Western Ancient Forest Campaign, a grassroots organization 

 representing thousands of forest activists in the states of Washington, 

 Oregon and California. 



I recently moved to Wasliington, D.C., from northern California, 

 where I was actively involved as a volunteer in forest management 

 reform for most of the past decade. Two years ago, as the 

 Conservation Coordinator for the Smith River Alliance, I assisted 

 Congressman Doug Bosco is his successful legislative effort to create 

 the Smith River National Recreation Area in northern California. Mr. 

 Bosco's Smith River National Recreation Area Act both protected 

 several thousand acres of redwoods in Del Norte county, and created a 

 series of zones in the National Recreation Area in which forest 

 management is based upon the highest use of the zone, such as 

 fisheries protection, recreation or timber production. 



As a resident of Areata, California, I participated as a volunteer 

 in many attempts during the past foxir years to protect the Headwaters 



WESTERN 



Ancient Forest 



CAMPAIGN 



Capitol Office 

 Jim Owens. 



Executive Director 

 Hon. Jim Jonlz. 



Senior Advisor 

 Phone 202/ 939-3324 

 1400 16th Street NW 

 Suite 294 



Washington, DC 20036 

 fax 202 / 939-3326 



Board of Directors 

 Linda Blum 



Quincy, California 

 Tim Coleman 



Republic. Washington 

 Paul Ketcham 



Portland. Oregon 

 Tim Lillebo 



Bend. Oregon 

 Drew Martin 



Benicia. California 

 Tim McKay 



Areata. California 

 Bonnie Phillips-Howard 



Stanwood. Washington 



