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3. Instructions distributed by Preserve Appalachian Wilderness on how to 

 use the appeals process to halt forest management activities. The 

 instructions pertaining to eventual appeals (page 2) are enlightening. 

 They state "..we'll pick one particularly offensive and well situated 

 sale, go whole hog and take it to court, do some media grandstanding 

 and CD (civil disobedience) to make it a statewide issue." 



4. Newsletter from The Forest Trust announcing the development of a 

 workshop designed to instruct participants in how best to use the 

 appeals process to intervene in Forest Service timber sales. 



5. Newsletter fron The Forest Trust that identifies how the workshop 

 discussed in #4 above was used to train "future activists" at a New 

 Mexico High School. 



In summary, US Forest Service land management policy must incorporate 

 public input into the decisioniiQking process. However, once decisions 

 have been rendered using this input, these decisions need to be supported 

 and put into action in a timely manner. The process whereby publics may 

 appeal Forest- or project-level decisions should be eliminated . 



If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact 

 me. Thank you for your time. 



