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I started a small fisheries project on my family farm. In that process, my focus shifted 

 from TREES AS TIMBER to the larger more inclusive perspective of TOTAL BASIN 

 MANAGEMENT, involving the inter-relationships of salmon habitat, water quality, 

 viability of forests, sustainable fisheries and my deep commitment to the HUMAN 

 DRAMA of the folks living in the Wishkah Valley. 



When a private land owner begins to manage both for fisheries and timber objectives, 

 change occurs. Their visionary management goals expand and become more inclusive 

 as they begin to recognize the interdependence of a total eeo-system approach. 



The organization I chair, the Ghehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force, brings all the user 

 groups to the table in cooperation for the benefit of the resource, and has been doing 

 so for the past 13 years. 



Currently, membership includes recreational, tribal, and commercial fishermen, 

 concerned citizens, businesses, environmental organizations, economic development 

 interests, organized labor, local government entities, and natural resource agencies - 

 united in the restoration of our fisheries resources. 



This coalition has met the challenge of ronsensual decision making and 

 interdisciplinary team building - developing new methods of managing natural 

 resources to meet the changing values of public opinion. 



Our need to address fisheries issues is urgent. Without long term planning, coupled 

 with Immediate high impact action, we will loose our opportunity to save our precious 

 fishery resources for future generations. 



