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Alosko Loggers Association, Inc. 



The ALA does not support the concept of "mandated" cut. 

 The ALA believes harvest levels should be driven by economics, 

 markets, and sound principles of forestry. 



The United States Forest Service management program for 

 multiple use lands should continue to provide proper recognition 

 to other multiple use values such as fisheries, wildlife habitat 

 and programmed subsistence by provision for such protection as 

 riparian management zones along streams, wildlife retention zones 

 and protection of the visual resources. Members of the ALA 

 presently harvest federal timber in accordance with extensive 

 current provisions in the National Forest Management Act and other 

 laws which protect these other resource values. 



Maintenance of Economic, Viable Timber Supply 



The Tongass National Forest multiple use lands should be 

 managed to provide economically viable timber sales to all 

 operators which will provide positive stumpage returns to be shared 

 with local government bodies. Intensive management monies are 

 needed as part of the program to access marginal timber stands. 

 These monies are necessary because of the 1980 designation of 1.6 

 million acres of commercial forest land as wilderness in Section 

 703 of ANILCA. Intensive management monies should be authorized 

 up to $18 million per year but should be subject to the annual 

 appropriations process. The expenditure of intensive management 

 monies should be limited to accessing marginal timber by preroading 

 of existing and new timber sales, reforestation and thinning, and 

 fisheries enhancement. 



