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JEFFERSON COUNTY
STATE OF W ASHI NGTON
IN THE MATTER OF:
Requesting legislation authorizing
the United States Forest Service to offer
salvage sales of blown down timber in the
Pacific Northwest National Forests
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RESOLUTION NO.
15-92
THE BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDS AS FOllOWS:
We, the Authors of this Resolution, the County Commissioners of JEFFERSON COUNTY of
the State of Washington, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, the State of Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula area, is in serious
economic decline; and
WHEREAS, timber jobs which support the communities, families and related businesses, are
in decline due to altered policies caused by the program for the protection of the spotted owl and
changes in the timber industry; and
WHEREAS, timber which has blown down in several National Forests of the State of
Washington can be salvaged, consisting of 70 million, 130,000 board feet; and,
WHEREAS,a carefully supervised removal of downed trees can produce timber for local mills
while at the same time leaving an undamaged old growth forest; and
WHEREAS, some logs can be left to decay' and contribute to rich, fresh soil; and
WHEREAS, careful removal of the timber will reduce the potential for bug infestation that
could damage the forest; and
WHEREAS, salvage sales could provide eight to nine jobs per million board feet of salvaged
timber and the sales are supported by the Governor's Timber Policy Team as well as the legislature;
NOw, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, that the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners
respectfully pray that the President and Congress pass legislation authorizing the United States
Forest Service to offer salvage sales of blown down timber in the Pacific Northwest National Forests
allowing the State to reap the economic and environmental benefits.
BE IT RESOL VED, that copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted to the Honorable
George Bush, President of the United States, the United States Forest Service, the President of the
United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each member of
Congress from the State of Washington.
APPRO VED, AND ADOPTED this ~ay of t~"'Zu r' 1992.
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