CALENDAR

May

Inland llmpire Hoo-Hoo ClubMav l8-20. Ladies' Weekend. lllarriott's Rancho Las Palntas, Rancho Mirage, Ca.

Willamette Vallel' Hoo-Hoo Club - May l8-20. mini-convention. Eugene. Or.

Northwest Timber Association - May l9-21. meeting. Eugene, Or.

Western Building l\Iaterial Association - May l9-21, marketing/management conference. Rippling River Resort, Welches. Or.

Home Center Industrl' Conference - May 22-24. sponsore<l by the Anterican IJardware Manufiicturers Association. O'ilare N{arriott. C'hicago. Il.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo ('lub - May 25. wooclworking contesr, Snokanc. Wa.

June

Willamette Vallel Hoo-Hoo Club.lune l, golf'tournanrenl I:ugene C'ountry' ( lr-rb. l.-ugenc, Or.

('entral \en \Ierico Iloo-Hoo ('lub.iune | -2, goll'tournanrcnt. I{io Ilanclro ( ountr., ('lLrb. ILio Ilarrcho (Albuqucrque). N.Nl l.os Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club.f une 14. election night. Nieuport 17. Santa Ana, ('a.

Jensen-Byrd Co..Iune -l-.1. ntcrchandise market. River Park ( onvention ( enter. Spokane. Wa.

International Tile ExpositionJune 6-9. Anaheim Convention Center.,,\naheim. Ca.

Building Industrl' Credit AssociationJune 8. credit management seminar. Palm Springs, Ca.

Lumber Association of Southern CaliforniaJune 8-10. Second Growth Weekend. Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, Ca.

Our Own HardwareJune 9-ll, market. Cashman Field Clenter, Las Vegas. Nv.

North American Wholesale Lumber AssociationJune ll15, annual meeting. Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta, ('anada.

Pacific Coast Iluilders Conference.lune l3-16. Moscone C'onvention ('entcr. San I:rancisco. ('a.

Dub's Ltd.June 15. goll'tournament, Presidio Army (iolf ('lub. San [:rancisco. ('a.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo ClubJune 15, golf rournantenr, Snokane. Wu.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo ('lub - ,f une 22. golf & dinner, Azusa (ireens (iolf' ('oursc. Azusa. ('a.

Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.f une 22, annual meeting, \'ancouver. B.('., Canada.

Western Wood Preservers InstituteJune 24-26. summer meeting. Napa, Ca.

July

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BILL FISHMAN Owl lssues Threaten Industry

Spiraling prices and decreasing availability of wood products threaten new housing, repair and remodeling markets if 8.5 million acres of federal forest lands in Washington, Oregon and California are set aside for the protection of the Northern Spotted Owl.

Following the recommendations of the Interagency Scientific Committee would reduce timber from the national forests by 1.3 billion board feet each year, the Forest Service estimates. In addition, thousands of timber and wood product workers would be without jobs. Estimates go as high as 60,000 unemployed.

In discussing the report, the

American Forest Resource Alliance said the agencies are "choosing to follow a public policy that would result in $95 million bird houses" with the loss of thousands of jobs. The Alliance disputed some of the conclusions of the report, noting that "it makes questionable conclusions concerning the impact of roads upon the quality of owl habitat" and that "the complete ban on timber harvesting (in Habitat Conservation Areas set aside for the owl) puts aside a substantial body of research that suggests that some timber management is compatible with the maintenance of owl habitat."

The has until June 23 to decide whether to list the owl as a threatened species. Despite the evidence offered by the scientists, other reports indicate that Northern Spotted Owls can thrive in second growth forests and other areas not primarily characterized by old growth. Many in the industry feel that the environmentalists are using the owl issue solely to increase wilderness areas.

Senator Mark Hatfield (R-Or.) called the recommendation "an unprecedented application of the Endangered Species Act that will have a devastating economic impact" on the region. Senator Bob Packwood (D-Or.) said, "To the Roseburgs and other communities dependent on timber, this will be a crippling and possibly fatal blow."

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