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Good morning. My name is Angela Many. I live in Hill City, Soutii Dakota, with my 

 husband, Bruce, and our two children. We own two businesses that are dependent upon 

 logging, our property is bordered by National Forest, and my family uses the Black Hills 

 National Forest for various recreational purposes. We have a vital stake, both economic 

 and social, in the management of the Black Hills National Forest. 



I helped to foimd both Wyoming Women In Timber and Black Hills Women In Timber, 

 and I served as president of each organization for two years. I am currently secretary of 

 Black Hills Women In Timber. Women In Timber members in 12 states work to promote 

 the conservation of natural resources, with conservation given its true meaning of 'wise 

 use'. We also work to educate the general public about the advantages that our forests, our 

 wildlife, and our citizens receive from the responsible harvesting of timber. 



I have been asked to discuss the impacts of logging upon our local environment, and I must 

 state that I am very concerned about recent trends in public lands management. Because I 

 love the Black Hills and the outdoors, I have tried to become as knowledgeable as possible 

 about the issues currently affecting this area and our country. 



I grew up on a beef ranch in Alabama. I learned at an early age that food does not 

 magically appear on grocery store shelves. Our table was full because we gardened, 

 butchered, hunted, and fished. I had a very solid background in the wise use of land and its 

 natural resources, except for our resource of trees. 



I graduated fi-om college in 1972, when the environmental movement was beginning to 

 become prominent. I believed in that movement. I believed in its sincerity and in its 



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