forest conservation

Thanks for adding the link and information

Thanks for the link BobSmyth - I thought of you this week. i went to the Museum Of Science and to a live animal showing. They brought out 4 critters, one was a falcon. Quite a beautifull little guy too (the falcon).

Thanks for the thanks. Hope you can use info.
LittleK--talked to my pal Mike and he's already mowed the field where we band so the fall hawk migration banding station starts this weekend. You can imagine how happy this makes me. Feel like a kid again.

Like most topics, we had our heads on sraight 50 years ago, but it is mostly pathetic now a days. Look at all the trees computers did not save. Why would you think I would believe any thing unless I knew it to be true?
The best forest management is to insist that a healthy hardwood tree or two be left in nearly every 10 meter by 10 meter square and that the tree harvesters take the limbs they cut off out of the forest. The forest is now like a city park to be enjoyed by our citizens and the few young trees remaining remove almost as much greenhouse gas as the mature forest did. Any forest fires are likely to burn cool and go out due to lack of fuel, and the habitat is almost as suitable for the average speicies as before it was cut. If we insist that the cut limbs be removed, you can bet they will find a use for the limbs instead of wasting 20% of the average tree. Neil

If you want to keep snowmobile traffic in Yellowstone Park to a minimum, click this link to send word to the white house:

http://ga1.org/campaign/yell2_tws

National Call In Day
Tuesday, October 21

The Bush Administration is at it again.

The Bush administration continues to lead an assault on our national
forests. In addition to opening the last, wild roadless areas, the administration is gutting a wide variety of other environmental protections for our national forests with what is ironically called the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, (HR 1904).

This bill, sponsored by allies of the timber industry, would allow
the logging of old-growth trees and critical watersheds by creating
loopholes in hard-won environmental protections, and limiting public
participation in decisions affecting public lands.

The bill would also provide new subsidies for logging as well as
promote commercial logging on millions of acres in remote backcountry
areas, including vital habitat for threatened and endangered species. To add insult to injury, the bill would also interfere with judges' ability to enforce the law.

Your help is needed as it is possible that the Senate will vote on
this bill this week.

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO OPPOSE HR 1904.

You can reach your Senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at
202-224-3121.

To look up your Senators' direct office phone numbers, faxes, or
emails go
to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

To find the name of your Senators' go to:
http://capwiz.com/vys/dbq/officials/

Here's a call-in script you can use as a guideline:

Hello, I would like to speak with the environmental legislative
assistant (LA) about how Senator ______ plans to vote on the upcoming Senate vote on the compromise deal on HR 1904.

I'm calling to urge Senator ______ to oppose the Senate compromise
deal on HR 1904 - the so-called Healthy Forests and Restoration Act of
2003, that would undermine our environmental and public participation
laws

I specifically have 4 areas of concerns with the compromise deal on HR
1904. This bill would:

1. Not protect currently healthy forests such as mature and old-growth
forests and roadless areas.
2. Cut citizens out of decisions affecting their public lands.
3. Significantly weaken the National Environmental Policy Act.
4. Interfere with the independence of the federal judiciary.