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Umpqua:
Oregon's Threatened Paradise
"I think it 's absolutely the most incredibly beautiful place in the universe,"
says a visitor to the Umpqua as she gazes upon one of the ancient forest's magnificent
waterfalls. Above the Umpqua's waterfalls, the Forest Service has decided to cut
down 15,000 log truck loads of trees, under the flawed justification that endangered
species of trout do not swim above the waterfalls.
Less than 1% of our ancient forests still stand, and the Umpqua -- which stretches
from Crater Lake National Park to Willamette National Forest and Deschutes National
Forest -- is a vital part of that last 1%. In Units 35 and 36 alone, 31 million board
feet of timber are scheduled for cutting -- a total of 5,000 log truck loads.
Right now, the Umpqua is being destroyed by practices such as "broadcast burning"
-- a horrid form of clearcutting that leaves swaths of forest in scorched ruins --
and "girdling," which cuts off trees' food supplies, creating artificial
"snags" which must be removed to protect "loggers' safety."
Replanted areas usually fail because the Forest Service transplants non-native tree
varieties which are not suited to the high-elevation environment. These replanted
trees suffer from poor growth and are being defoliated by aphids.
This is the future which awaits the ancient Umpqua forest: eight roadless areas in
the Umpqua will be logged and roaded over the next 3 to 4 years. The Forest Service
has relentlessly pursued these timber sales, even though in the Snog timber sale,
the timber company doesn't want to cut the trees because it will actually lose money
by doing so. Yet the Forest Service is forcing the company to cut the trees, against
an Umpqua National Forest recommendation that the Snog timber sale not be cut
because it would damage the watershed.
Over the next 30 years the Northwest Forest Plan allows one million acres of our
last ancient forests to be cut. We must convince the Forest Service not to cut these
trees, and we must take immediate action to stop the destruction of our forests before
there is nothing left to protect. Share this beautiful, inspirational film with your
friends and find out how you can help.
For news updates and more information on the Umpqua, see www.umpqua-watersheds.org
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