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| THE ANCIENT FOREST
PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 |
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| ISSUE | The ancient forests of the
United States are composed of ecosystems of plants, animals,
micro-organisms, and soil older than the nation itself. These
forests once destroyed can never be restored, and therefore should be
protected from damaging intrusion. |
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| STATUS |
With this in mind, there
has been introduced into the Congress H.R.4492, known as the Ancient
Forest Protection Act of 1990. This bill would give interim
protection to old growth forests on federal lands in Washington,
Oregon, and Northern California pending the study by a responsible
government agency of the areas set forth in the bill, and then further
legislative protective measures enacted as indicated. |
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| The bill has been
co-sponsored by 124 Congressmen, all of whom, with few exceptions, are
from east of the Mississippi. In order to pass this legislation
it is important that it be sponsored by Congressmen in the western
states also. |
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| WHAT TO DO |
The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs endorses H.R.4492 and urges its members to enlist the
support of the bill by Congressmen from Washington, Oregon, and
California as co-sponsors of the bill. |
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| The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs further asks that its members call upon their
Congressional delegations to reduce the authorized cut level in the
forests of Washington, Oregon, and California to less than 2.5bbf in
1991. |
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