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(Miurice Brawn catnment» on Timbet Policy continued) 



Kfy pernecttve it that tustoiiwd timber yield, once the itumbers ore eetab- 

 Ufihtti ■houM be ti)B hl^uat priority. II is not my intent here tn detract from 

 tfie importance or lagiboitcy of other 'multiple usen^ but rather, that I see 

 little conflict between Buflta^ied yield and other forest usee. 77i< amtual cut 

 aunM tw M a r8tMi^-af*tf(«*jP«8'' })asia, with greet core being taken to avokl 

 the "yo-yc/* nattare of tiinber s^s in recent ytmrs due to frivolous appeals, etc. 

 This is just too hard on people like the Boysn and to timber related anter- 

 pcisee {and their bankazv) who need to be able to depend on their livelihood 

 being there next year and to plan and to make thoir financial axrangementB 

 according^. 



The U»Hmon\f Mkattd fhatfiuimeing was an espedatty 

 tatigh prohltmfor tmall husineasei in tite timber industry, 

 mi widergtandably to, lu no lender wants to make » loan 

 whm tfte borrower is faced witfi the Ukelihood of being cut 

 afffnm Mj on/y lource offundt to repay tint loanl 



Oar coqMrinux with the Wes&erry Are indicates that an important part of 

 forest planxdng should be to create a system of fire breaks throughout the 

 fitvest It is evident that widx the light combination of drcumstancea mQ9t of 

 Hu BlukBUltfontt eould be lott to fire in a siugle iisattroui season. Fire- 

 breaks oould be created by a combinatton of logging (even small stale dear 

 cuttina in certain cases) and controlled bunut. Tliese firebreaks need not be 

 stndght swaths through the forest but rather could be meandering lines, wide 

 here, nanow over thoe, etc resembling thu patterns created by wildfires, 

 creating a pleasing esthetic effect in the process and protecting us all as well as 

 protecting our tlinber resources from the depredation of wildfires. 



