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1 recreation and timber production, has been heavily 



2 restricted to protect four species hsted under the 



3 Endangered Species Act of 1973 including grizzly 



4 bear, woodland caribou, bald eagle, and the gray 



5 wolf. An additional nine species found in the county 



6 are candidates for listing under the Endangered 



7 Species Act of 1973, including the Kootenai white 



8 sturgeon, bull trout, harlequin duck, lynx, northern 



9 goshawk, wolverine, and three plants. 



10 (2) Direct employment in the wood products in- 



11 dustry accounts for nearly 20 percent of all employ- 



12 ment in the county. The regional reduction in Fed- 



13 eral timber supply played a significant role in the 



14 January 1994 closure of two Crown Pacific mills lo- 



15 cated in Long Lake, Washington, and Superior, 



16 Montana. 



17 (3) The reduced timber harvest on Federal 



18 lands has greatly increased pressure to quickly har- 



19 vest timber on private lands in the county. 



20 (b) Selkirk Crest Management Area. — 



21 (1) Designation. — The area on the Panhandle 



22 National Forest, comprised of approximately 21,000 



23 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Sel- 



24 kirk Crest Management Area — Proposed", is des- 



25 ignated as the Selkirk Crest management area. 



