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Show Only Timber Part Of Dixie Forest Plan Is OK Just recently there appeared in this newspaper an article entitled, "New Legislative Resolution Supports Sup-ports 1986 Forest Plan." It stated that Rep. Jim Yardley and myself "spearheaded a resolution through the recent state legislative session supporting the 1986 Dixie National Forest Land Management Plan." I would like to clarify some facts about that resolution to prevent any false misconceptions. I am speaking only for myself, but think that Rep. Yardley would concur with my reasoning. The resolution we spearheaded in that special session concerned only the timber management part of the plan. It exclusively involved the continuity of an uninterrupted timber tim-ber supply to be harvested each year in order to preserve the timber industry in-dustry in our county. The final paragraph read: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the governor concurring con-curring therein, urge that the speci fied record of decision harvest level contained in the 1986 plan for the Dixie National Forest be immediately immedi-ately made available to assure the security and prosperity of Escalante and other Utah communities." The point I wish to clarify is that I support the 1986 Forest Service Ser-vice Land Management Plan as it relates to the timber supply issue. I cannot, however, support those sections which place wildlife management man-agement practices above grazing privileges, and threatened and endangered en-dangered species protection above the protection of local economies which are the life blood of our schools and communities. In cooperation with the federal agencies we must consider our immediate im-mediate needs as well as those of future generations. People and their personal freedoms deserve a place in the environmental decisions that impact their lives and the lives of their children. Louise Liston Escalante |