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By WAYNE GARDNER executive vice president

(\LEARCUTTING, multiple use, - sustained yield, high yield forestry, selective logging -these terms were foreign to the distribution seg- ment of the lumber industry until recent months. But they are terms with which a number of environmentalists are familiar.

As a result of the area meetings we have just concluded, many members of the industry are far better informed on these matters than they were six weeks ago,

Starting March 14 with a meeting for the Eastside-Harbor Iumbermen in Pico Rivera, the series moved to Ventura for the Santa Barbara-Ventura area; to the San Gabriel Valley area; to the San Bernardino-Riverside-Orange Belt area; to the Imperial Valley; San Diego; Northern San Diego County; Santa MonicaSouth Bay areas; Orange County; and ended with the Coachella Valley meeting in Palm Springs.

Weslcm Lumber q,nd Buildlng Maleriolr MERCIIANI be used in his community to tell the public the story of how forest Iands are managed for the best possible use of this vital, renewable natural resource-timber-that furnishes us with lumber to serve the needs of the building industry.

The meeting content included some little known facts about wood as a structural materialsuch vital and unique characteristics as durability, insulative qualities, fire resistance, and the fact that wood is a renewable natural resource.

Recreational opportunities of wild lands versus managed lands were discussed. Clearcutting as a manag'ement tool was covered. Weyerhaeuser's excellent film. "To Touch The Skg," was shown and each person attending was given a list of materials, films, envelope stuffers, etc., that can