Hello,
Many of you may not know that in August 2007 the Bush Administration introduced the Western Oregon Plan Revison (WOPR) to change the Northwest Forest Plan and proposes to greatly alter the management of the remaining old-growth forests in Oregon. Did you know that only 3% of the ancient forests in the United States are still standing today, and they are all in this area of Oregon that the WOPR affects? The WOPR will affect lands managed by the BLM and are proposing the following changes:
1. Doubling the amount of old-growth forests that are available for clear-cut logging from 25% to 50%. That translates into clearcutting more than 110,000 acres of 120+ year old trees in just the first decade.
2. Open to logging over 200,000 acres of protected areas bordering streams and rivers which would destroy water quality and ecosystems in these waterways.
3. Remove protections for over 250 vulnerable plant and animal species, some listed under the Endangered Species Act , if their protection would hinder logging operations in these areas. In other words, logging would take precedence over saving endangered species already being protected.
Something I did not know until recently is that there is some consensus on both sides of this issue that timber needs can be accomplished in sustainable ways by focusing on thinning in previously logged areas. There is no need for these old-growth forests to be sacrificed!
Could you please help save these last remaining ancient forests before it's too late?
A decision will be made on WOPR in December 2007, just 4 months after this proposal was made. And citizen comments must be received by Nov 8, 2007. The organizations working to defeat WOPR, including Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (www.kswild.org), feel strongly that WOPR can be defeated if citizens speak out against this proposal. Please go to:
www.oregonheritageforests.org/citizenguide
There you can learn more about how wrong this proposal is, why there is a good chance to defeat it, and will also give you a link to send your comments to the BLM with a copy sent to KS Wild and to Oregon's congressional delegation. Your email matters! Please help save these old-growth forests in Oregon no matter where you live.
Thanks for reading this. It's so important and we only have until November 8, 2007 to act!
Calliope
Many of you may not know that in August 2007 the Bush Administration introduced the Western Oregon Plan Revison (WOPR) to change the Northwest Forest Plan and proposes to greatly alter the management of the remaining old-growth forests in Oregon. Did you know that only 3% of the ancient forests in the United States are still standing today, and they are all in this area of Oregon that the WOPR affects? The WOPR will affect lands managed by the BLM and are proposing the following changes:
1. Doubling the amount of old-growth forests that are available for clear-cut logging from 25% to 50%. That translates into clearcutting more than 110,000 acres of 120+ year old trees in just the first decade.
2. Open to logging over 200,000 acres of protected areas bordering streams and rivers which would destroy water quality and ecosystems in these waterways.
3. Remove protections for over 250 vulnerable plant and animal species, some listed under the Endangered Species Act , if their protection would hinder logging operations in these areas. In other words, logging would take precedence over saving endangered species already being protected.
Something I did not know until recently is that there is some consensus on both sides of this issue that timber needs can be accomplished in sustainable ways by focusing on thinning in previously logged areas. There is no need for these old-growth forests to be sacrificed!
Could you please help save these last remaining ancient forests before it's too late?
A decision will be made on WOPR in December 2007, just 4 months after this proposal was made. And citizen comments must be received by Nov 8, 2007. The organizations working to defeat WOPR, including Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (www.kswild.org), feel strongly that WOPR can be defeated if citizens speak out against this proposal. Please go to:
www.oregonheritageforests.org/citizenguide
There you can learn more about how wrong this proposal is, why there is a good chance to defeat it, and will also give you a link to send your comments to the BLM with a copy sent to KS Wild and to Oregon's congressional delegation. Your email matters! Please help save these old-growth forests in Oregon no matter where you live.
Thanks for reading this. It's so important and we only have until November 8, 2007 to act!
Calliope
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