In designing the parameters of the "southern timber study," the Forest 
Service called on experts from the university and industrial sectors for 
guidance. An executive group of these supporters met in Atlanta in March 
1987 to evaluate the review draft of the study published in 1988 as Forest 
Resource Report No. 24, "The South's Fourth Forest: Alternatives for the 
Future." 
This proceedings documents the final meeting of the executive group. 
For a free copy of "The South's Fourth Forest" or any of its several stand- 
alone supplements, please write to the USDA Forest Service, Southern 
Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Postal Services Building, 701 Loyola Ave- 
nue, New Orleans, LA 70113. 
Black-and-white reproductions of the entire publications series will be 
permanently available in hard copy and microfiche, for a small charge, 
from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, VA 22161. 
Statements of contributors from outside the U.S. Department of Agricul- 
ture may not necessarily reflect the policies of the Department. 
