At 03:44 PM 5/1/96 -0700, Don wrote:
I made a strong point that we can't
>really expect to separate science and politics in our forests,
>and hopefully made it clear that I don't blame the scientists
>involved for this lametable state of affairs.....
>
I missed the first part of this debate, but, in my opinion, to keep your
data valid and therefore usable as a weapon to protect nesting areas, you
Must keep the science and politics separate. The survey protocol must be as
unbiased as possible with "just the facts ma'am".

I don't agree that we can't expect to separate science and politics. It's
part of good scientific discovery/research to do that and entirely up to the
scientist involved to make sure it is done.

Just my two cents worth.

Peggi



Peggi Rodgers
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, OR
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prodgers at efn.org
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