On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Peggi & Ben Rodgers wrote:

> Tweets,
>
> Below is an excerpt from a recent press release from USFW. At first glance,
> the release, in it's entirety sounds like a big step forward in protecting
> the forests and wildlife of Washington state. However, after I read these
> three paragraphs I really had to wonder if it was all that big of a step.
> Sounds to me like there's still plenty of loopholes for the big-money
> interests to squeeze through.
>
> What do you think?

I saw the story on CNN about the plan, but found myself wondering why
Gorton thinks it's a bad idea. Also, the maps of the proposed "safe"
areas for wildlife seemed a bit thready...one of the persons said it was
better to make different types of habitat and scatter it so that the
Spotted Owl could live in a variety of locations rather then get fenced
into a circle. The amount of land, however, at first glance, seemed to be
greatly dininished.

-pat
scott931 at uidaho.edu