sexual_chocolate Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 Bush Administration Ramps Up Old-Growth Forest Logging More ancient forest logging expected in the Pacific Northwest On this Earth Day, six-foot diameter trees, some more than five centuries old, are crashing to the ground in western Oregon. Right now, Rosboro Timber is logging ancient groves in the Blue River Face Timber Sale on the Willamette National Forest, and chainsaws are taking down giant trees in the Cowcatcher, Mr. Wilson, Bear Penn, Soukow, East Five Mile, and Papa Cow Timber Sales across public lands in Oregon! Many of these forests are home to rare plants and animals that occur only in the Pacific Northwest. Until last month, the government was required to protect sites in mature and old-growth forests that serve as habitat for rare plants and animals, but that rule was eliminated by the Bush administration in order to increase logging of ancient forests. Now those rare plants and animals, including the largest known population of the specklebelly lichen in forests targeted by the Blue River Face Timber Sale, are being recklessly destroyed by industrial logging. Please take action! The cathedral forests of the Pacific Northwest are a national treasure for all Americans. It's time for our Congressional delegation to step up to stop the Bush administration's backwards policies. Join the people of this nation, expert scientists, and natural resource economists in calling for an end to logging in mature and old-growth forests. YOU can make a difference, let your voice be heard! Senator Murray needs to hear from you. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) 202-224-2621 Or call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free: 800-839-5276 Also call the Bush administration officials in charge and let them know the world is witnessing ancient forest destruction on Earth Day. Mark Rey, Natural Resources and Environment Undersecretary, Dept. of Agriculture (oversees the Forest Service), Mark.Rey@usda.gov , 202-720-7173 Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Interior (oversees the Bureau of Land Management), Lynn_Scarlett@ios.doi.gov , 202-208-4203 Please distribute this alert to your friends, and all who want ancient forests protected. If you live in Oregon, contact: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202-224-5244 Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) 202-224-3753 Or call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free: 800-839-5276 Let us know that you took action. And thank you for all you do! Additional resources: For a list of timber sales, briefing papers, and related news articles, visit http://www.nwoldgrowth.org/InfoStation/infostation.htm Active and imminent ancient forest logging plans: Cowcatcher Timber Sale, Roseburg Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - currently being logged Mr. Wilson Timber Sale, Medford BLM - currently being logged Bear Penn, Medford BLM - currently being logged Soukow Timber Sale, Medford BLM - currently being logged East Five Mile Timber Sale, Mt. Hood National Forest - currently being logged Papa Cow, Medford BLM - currently being logged Hilynx Timber Sale, Mt. Hood National Forest - could be logged soon Solo Timber Sale, Mt. Hood National Forest - could be logged soon Borg Timber Sale, Mt. Hood National Forest - could be logged soon Pryor Timber Sale, Willamette National Forest - could be logged soon Straw Devil Timber Sale, Willamette National Forest - could be logged soon East Devil Timber Sale, Willamette National Forest - could be logged soon Peanuts Timber Sale, Umpqua National Forest - could be logged soon Pigout Timber Sale, Umpqua National Forest - could be logged soon Biscuit Salvage, Siskiyou National Forest - could be logged soon Knob Timber Sale, Klamath National Forest - could be logged soon Quote
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