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 to aid species holistically so that listing on a species-by- 

 species basis under the Endangered Species Act becomes 



until-' <■■.-.., t / . 



In closing, I would offer these comments on the President's 

 forest management plan. I have been a fisheries manager for 

 nearly a decade and a half, and in my experience during that 

 time, I believe there has never been full consideration of fish 

 ti'-i-'i-. in l.m'J a-.' •:•■■. ■ ,n making. I vir-w U.<- It <••: i ov-nt ' •. plan 

 as a measure of eguity for fish and wildlife. It recognizes that 

 fish must be protected outside the stream beds and into the 

 riparian zones. It will involve us in all land use decisions 

 that affect fish. 



j hink you for I u<: opportunity to appear before you. I would be 

 pliMiic'l to -in-. ;k-i .in/ qu<-r.t ion:; you rn.iy li.iv. 



