The high-prorofile campaign to preserve the Northwest's ancient forests.
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From Publishers Weekly
Freelance environmental journalist Durbin has written a compelling but one-sided view of the fight over the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Well represented in her book are the leaders of many of the most important local environmental groups such as the Oregon Natural Resources Council, Save America's Forests and the Western Ancient Forest Campaign. Missing are interviews with leaders of the wood-products industry and members of congress who take a conservative approach toward preserving these ancient ecosystems. Disappointingly, the book is much more a chronicle of events than an analysis of their significance. Rather than probe for reasons behind what she views as President Clinton's anti-environmental actions, Durbin simply writes: "Disregarding pleas from environmentalists, President Clinton inexplicably signed this 'logging without laws' measure." Nonetheless, a good deal of interesting material is packed into these pages, including descriptions of tensions between national and local environmental groups and the role that major charitable groups (Pew Charitable Trust, the Rockefeller and Bullitt foundations) have played in shaping grassroots political strategies. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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As a journalist, Durbin keeps a clear-eyed view of the real issues.... She traces not only the political confrontations but the evolving ecological understanding of old-growth forests ... her account makes abundantly plain the gap between reality on the ground and realpolitik in the forest wars. -- Amicus Journal
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The immense Douglas-firs on Grayback Mountain began falling in early September of 1995. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
grassroots forest activists, timber sale levels, ancient forest campaign, forest preservation movement, forest protection bill, owl strategy, new forest plans, owl plan, salvage rider, owl reserves, eastside forests, owl recovery plan, forest protection movement, national conservation groups, unprotected wilderness, salvage logging rider, forest defenders, forest conference, timber sale program, salvage sales, roadless areas, owl studies, timber communities, salvage timber, timber sales Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forest Service, Sierra Club, Pacific Northwest, Endangered Species Act, Earth First, President Clinton, Wilderness Society, God Squad, Bureau of Land Management, French Pete, White House, Northwest Forest Plan, Shasta Costa, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Andy Kerr, Save America's Forests, Jack Ward Thomas, Oregon Coast Range, Willamette National Forest, Brock Evans, James Monteith, Bill Clinton, Oregon Cascades, Western Ancient Forest Campaign, Shelton Unit New!
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grassroots forest activists, timber sale levels, ancient forest campaign, forest preservation movement, forest protection bill, owl strategy, new forest plans, owl plan, salvage rider, owl reserves, eastside forests, owl recovery plan, forest protection movement, national conservation groups, unprotected wilderness, salvage logging rider, forest defenders, forest conference, timber sale program, salvage sales, roadless areas, owl studies, timber communities, salvage timber, timber sales Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forest Service, Sierra Club, Pacific Northwest, Endangered Species Act, Earth First, President Clinton, Wilderness Society, God Squad, Bureau of Land Management, French Pete, White House, Northwest Forest Plan, Shasta Costa, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Andy Kerr, Save America's Forests, Jack Ward Thomas, Oregon Coast Range, Willamette National Forest, Brock Evans, James Monteith, Bill Clinton, Oregon Cascades, Western Ancient Forest Campaign, Shelton Unit New!
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