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investing in watershed restoration initiatives. 



Although the recent experience of the Region 

 is that a great deal of attention has been aimed 

 at the northern Spotted Owl and its primary 

 habitat, the Old Growth forests, it Is the wild 

 salmon species, and their habitat - the rivers 

 and tributaries -- that are increasingly becoming 

 the focus of the Region. 



In addressing watershed restoration in the 

 Region, I share the view of many of my 

 colleagues and the Administration, that we must 

 address the issue from the Canadian border 

 down through northern California - a geographic 

 area that serves as habitat for the most 

 magnificent runs of wild salmon stocks in the 

 world. 



This is why during Subcommittee 



