The 20-year-old plan to protect the Northern spotted owl is a "failure," Rep. Doc Hastings, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, says. Federal forestlands are becoming a liability to the states, said Hal Salwasser, forestry dean at Oregon State University. "And they are a growing threat to adjoining landowners due to vulnerability to fire, insects and disease." Mitch Friedman, of Conservation Northwest, urged that stakeholders in forest health not demand changes in federal timber policy. "If your cake is mushy, don't blame the recipe.
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