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concentrated in specific places? Ask this Forest to compare 

 it's trail system with other Forests. 



Small Business Comparisons 



53.5% of the income and 58.2% of the employment derived from 

 Forest activities are from "recreation and wildlife" resource 

 groups. 37.0% of income and 32.1 % of employment are from 

 timber. The large segment of the Black Hills National Forest' 

 timber is cut by Pope and Talbot, (a multi-national company). 



What subset of the 37.0% of National Forest timber derived 

 income, is actually within the scope of the Small Business 

 Commi ttee? 



Why should that segment of the multiple uses - i.e. 

 recreation/wildlife - that garners most of the money earned 

 from the Forest, have such a relatively low budget priority? 

 57% of the Forest is allocated into management designations 

 managed for timber production but only 2.41% is allocated into 

 recreation (this includes the wilderness area). What will be 

 the long term effect on existing recreation industries of turning 

 the Forest into a tree farm? You can't wave a magic wand and 

 recreate old growth or pristine forest. Are you focusing on 

 the right small business issue? 



Personal Comments 



My husband and myself find the Black Hills National Forest to 

 be managed in such a way as to not meet our recreational needs. 

 We enjoy day hiking in the Hills but we often go out of state 

 when taking out of doors-camping vacations. We take our dollars 

 with us. We know others who do likewise. 



I am an artist much of whose work represents natural 

 landscapes/animals. I use public land as an aesthetic resource 

 -subject matter and inspiration for my work. We may eventually 

 move out of state, to an area more conducive to our recreating 

 needs and to my professional needs. My husband is a partner 

 in a small business in Rapid City, that usually employs about 

 15 people. He was aggressively recruited into this town. One 

 of the major reasons we came here, was because of the Forest. 



Sincerely, 



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