Timber Harvest Update

June 26 - Secretary of Agriculture Yeutter and Secretary of Interior Lujan outlined five point owl management plan.

July 1lCalifornia Board of Forestry adopted emergency regulations forbidding private landowners to log within 1.5 miles of known owl nests. Rules apply to all counties north of Marin and are effective for three months while a more compre- hensive protection plan is being hammered out.

July 18Mark Rey, executive director, American Forest Resource Alliance, testified before the subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, conservation and the environment committee on Merchant Marine and fisheries of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., giving the industry's viewpoint, eco-