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Club Converts To Redwood

Following a five-year experiment with various woods, the San Diego Yacht Club began converting 200,000 bd. ft. of its docks to redwood.

"They replaced one board at a time with different wood, knowing that they would eventually replace the whole dock," said sales associate C harmai ne

Jennings, J.W. Redwood, Escondido, Ca.

"The redwood outlasted everything else 5 to 1," she added.

The replacement of the planking requires 12 truck and trailers of 2x6 redwood to finish and is scheduled to be completed by October or November.

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Teachers Learn From The Forests

Twenty-five grade school instructors are back from a four-day Redwood Region Teachers Tour, prepared to share their findings with their classes and other teachers this fall.

Sponsored by the North American Wholesale Lumber Association and the California Redwood Association, the second tour July 12-15 included trips to a publically-managed forest, a private non-industrial forest, an industrial forest, a salmon fishery, nature trails and a walk through a stand of preserved old growth redwoods in Arcata, Eureka and Scotia. Ca.

The teachers seemed to walk away with a better informed, more favorable opinion of the lumber industry' "I now have a much better understanding about forest ecology, wood use, forest management and the balance that is so important between ecology and human consumption. Truly, I got a wealth of ideas that will help me do a better job of teaching," remarked one teacher'

The instructors will use redwood cones, literature, videos, slides and the Temperate Forest Foundation's forthcoming CD-Rom as tools to develop lesson plans and presentations. "What an enlightening and educational experience. I now have a responsibility to share'the rest of the story' with my students and anyone else who will listen." another teacher said.

News Briefs

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An Oregon Forest Resources Institute.study revealed 89Vo of Oregonians say it is possible to maintain a healthy forest industry and keep the state an attractive place to live

Mass Systems Co.,Inc. has merged with C.A.S. (C ommunicato r A sy stanc e Sy st ems) to offerco.mpuf er-assisted services via telephone to the building products industry

Dimensions Unlimited, Berkeley, Ca', has been honored as PermaGrain Producls' representative firm of the year ...

Cahner's Business Confidence Index declined to 65.2 for Aug. due to sluggish inventory growth, the weakest reading in 2+ Years.

Sales Agent lor Fontana Wood Preseruing, lnc. Phone (909) 35G1214 . FAX e0e-350-e623 P.O. Box 1070 (15500 Valencia Ave.), Fontana, CA 92335