The ancient forests of northwestern North America stretch from the redwoods of northern California to the Sitka spruce and Douglas fir of southeastern Alaska. How to utilize these natural resources has become a subject of intense debate among several competing interests. All sides of the timber issue have become increasingly shrill in their efforts to win their cause, so shrill in fact that they are alienating their own supporters. In between are factions at odds over the best moderate approach to forestry management. The battle for the forests often results in a standoff, with little apparent progress.
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Your group has been asked by the U.S.-Canadian Task Force on the Ancient Temperate Rainforests to study the dilemma and to submit recommendations for an international policy on the use of these forests of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and southeastern Alaska. Your rationale for each recommendation should be clearly stated and supported. All rights reserved.