Owl Threatens Sierra Timber

Green timber in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California that has been sold or advertised for sale will not be affected by a new policy placing sales under an additional level of review by the U.S. Forest Service to determine if logging will be detrimental to the habitat of the California spotted owl.

Timber companies that have already been authorized to harvest living trees in the Sierra will not be affected even if logging has not yet begun, Matt Mathes, a Forest Service spokesman, said. "The Forest Service is still going to cut trees. What we're trying to do is do it in as environmentally sound a manner as we can."

The industry reacted strongly to a July 10 newspaper report which Mathes labeled inaccurate. The article implied that all sales of live timber in the Sierra Nevada had been stopped. Both the California Forestry Association and the American Forest Resource Alliance responded negatively to the new policy.

The decision to review all new logging proposals was partially brought about by the threat ofa lawsuit from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Mathes said. This group has criticized the Forest Service for allowing timber harvests to continue in spotted owl habitat including areas of high owl density. Environmentalists say they want to preserve enough California owl habitat to prevent it becoming an endangered species. The bird is a cousin to the Northern spotted owl which as an endangered species is severely affecting logging in the Pacific Northwest.

Salvage sales of dead trees will continue unchanged with the Forest Service encouraging logging companies to harvest the millions of trees that have died in the last several years as a result of drought, insect infestation and disease, Mathes said.

Overregulated Housing Costly

An aflordable housing commission has concluded housing costs in some areas are increased 20 to 3501) due to excessive regulation.

The Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing cited environmental protection regulations, such as those for endangered species and wetlands, as harming housing affordability by upping development costs and timber prices.

The commission estimated between 3 million and 5 million mote people would be able to afford decent housing if the commission's recommendations, which include reforming environmental regulations, were implemented.

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New Building Products Show

The National Building Products Exposition & Conference will be launched Aug. l5-18, 1992, Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago, Il., in conjunction with the National Hardware Show and Hardware Industry Week.

The new show will feature lumber and wood products, cabinetry, windows and doors, roofing, siding and insulation products, wall, floor and ceiling products and other building materials product lines. The American Hardware Manufacturers Asso- ciation and the Association Exposition & Services are co-sponsors.

Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between the new show and McCormick Place Complex, site of the National Hardware Show, Aug. 16-19,1992. One registration and badge will provide admittance to either event.

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Frost SOth Anniversary

The day the last bricks were knocked down demolishing Frost Hardwood Lumber company's longtime downtown San Diego, Ca., facility, the firm was celebrating its 80th birthday at its suburban Miramar facility.

Anticipating the future, [rrost opened its Miramar plant l0 years ago, operating it in conjunction with downtown headquarters until redevelopment forced a total move to the newer location late last year.

The company was started in l9l I by Albert Frost Sr. with the purchase of a single rail car of hardwood lumber. Soon after Frost Hardwood moved to 347 Market St. where it re-