Born in Lakeview, Oregon in 1925, Elizabeth Nelson VanLeeuwen graduated from Oregon State College in 1947 with a B.S. in Home Economics and went on to serve in the Oregon Legislature as State Representative for District 37 (Linn County) from 1981 to 1999. In her role as representative, VanLeeuwen campaigned actively against the listing of the spotted owl as an endangered species. In addition to her work in the legislature, VanLeeuwen has also been involved in a number of other advisory and governmental bodies, including the Western States Legislature Forestry Task Force, South Santiam Watershed Management Area Committee, and the Linn Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection describes the controversy surrounding the 1990 listing of the Northern Spotted Owl as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act and the effect this listing had on the Oregon timber industry. Gathered from a variety of sources such as the federal government, the forest industry, environmental organizations, task forces/advisory boards, and local newspapers, the informational materials document attempts by VanLeeuwen and other governmental representatives to prevent the listing of the spotted owl and to have it "delisted" after being added to the endangered species list. The collection focuses mainly on the perspective of the timber industry during the spotted owl controversy but also includes materials related to discussions concerning the possible listing of the Marbled Murrelet, a North Pacific seabird. The collection includes correspondence and reports, publications, newspaper clippings, journal articles, note sheets, photographs, maps, audio cassettes, a VHS tape, and memorabilia and has been divided into five series.
Collection is open for research.
The Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection is arranged in five series: I. Numbered Files, 1983-2004; II. Environmental Impact Statements, 1985-1994; III. VanLeeuwen Organized Files, 1974-1998; IV. Sorted Files, 1973-2002; and V. Audiovisual Materials 1988-1993.
Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection (MSS VanLeeuwen), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
The materials were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by Liz VanLeeuwen in 2004.
Series I, Numbered Files, 1983-2004 was organized by Benjamin Stout and used as reference sources for his book "The Northern Spotted Owl: An Oregon View." An item level inventory was compiled by Stout for these materials. Series III, VanLeeuwen Organized Files, 1974-1998 were arranged in folders by VanLeeuwen and the folders were alphabetized during the processing of the collection. The remaining series possessed no previous arrangement and were organized by subject and material type.
The Special Collections & Archives Research Center's holdings include many collections documenting forestry and natural resources in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Collections with extensive materials pertaining to the spotted owl include the
Series I is made up of numbered reports, newspaper clippings and articles, journal articles, and correspondence produced or gathered by VanLeeuwen that describe the Spotted Owl-Timber industry conflict of the late 1980s-early 1990s. Topics covered include discussions of possible revisions to the Endangered Species Act, the effect that listing the Northern Spotted Owl would have on the Oregon timber industry as well as individuals working in the industry, and the biology and natural history of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Items in this series were initially lent by VanLeeuwen to Ben Stout, who used the materials as reference sources for his book:
Letter written by VanLeeuwen protesting
From David Johnson to Logan Jones.
Notifies VanLeeuwen that there are 180 owl sites on state land.
From Rutzick to the U.S. Department of the Interior on conflict in estimates of owl population numbers.
Copies of articles on mill closings in Oregon due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Two articles on impact of Northern Spotted Owl listing on Oregon.
New
Folder full of notes on Northern Spotted Owls and trips to D.C.
Letters to Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior, and others concerning red owl and murrelet.
Article on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to Congress by VanLeeuwen supporting S.B. 1156 and H.R. 2463.
Protest to the Oregon Department of Forestry about rules for protecting Northern Spotted Owls.
Information on timber harvest, acres of forest, etc. in Oregon.
Resolution of Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force for reauthorization of Endangered Species Act.
Article about the history of O&C lands.
Letter from James VanLoan about VanLeeuwen's petition to remove the Northern Spotted Owl from the Threatened and Endangered List.
Report on habitat, fire, and demography in Washington.
Reports on lawsuit by Sierra Club to stop 13 timber sales.
Reports on injunction on logging in Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Report on attempt by Bob Packwood to amend the Endangered Species Act.
Reports on set-asides in Linn County for Northern Spotted Owl.
Reports on Champion International Corporation's plans to sell timber mills and leave Oregon.
Report on environmentalist's attempt to get Judge Frye to issue an injunction to halt all Bureau of Land Management timber sales.
Endangered Species Act should allow for good sense.
Report on God Squad ruling regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on Judge Johnson's government rules in Sweet Home case.
Fund-raising effort to save all forests.
Members and letter to administrator.
Notes on acreages, etc. in Oregon.
Part of a packet distributed in D.C. on the danger of grass roots people.
Economic indicators from a major bank.
Story of a logger who lost his job due to the Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Notes on suit of the Oregon Natural Resources Council on Bureau of Land Management sales and consultation regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Suit against Rosboro Lumber Co. to stop harvest on private land.
Senate rejection of Packwood Amendment to broaden God Squad scope.
Bill by Packwood, Hatfield, and Gorton to balance the needs of the people with Spotted Owl protection.
Northern Spotted Owl recovery legislation and plans by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Letter to CBS news correcting an aired report on National Forests.
Effect of appeals on forest management.
Effect of judges on forest management.
Conclusions of God Squad regarding some timber sales.
Reports on a World Wildlife Fund study of the Endangered Species Act that notes defects.
United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management report on the impact of the Northern Spotted Owl recovery plan. It is said to be greater than projected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Report on logging ban for 2 years in Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Several articles on saving ancient forests.
Article in the
Alert on nature of H.R. 4899 in Congress. "Preservationists dream."
Letter to senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Describes regulations regarding harvest near Northern Spotted Owl sites.
Shows percentage of land in different management categories.
Draft letter to whom it may concern.
Article on what to do with old-growth and how much should be saved.
Notes that Gore went against Endangered Species Act as a senator from Tennessee in snail darter case.
Editorial on Endangered Species Act and God Squad.
Lists income to counties for timber harvest.
Report on developing economic diversity in Linn county.
Article on Endangered Species Act.
Reports on bill in House of Representatives to amend the Endangered Species Act.
Extensive comments on draft recovery plan.
Report by Irwin, et al., on studies on the east side of the cascades in Washington.
Letter to editor regarding a draft recovery plan for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Copy of her letter.
U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service report listing Northern Spotted Owl as threatened.
Three maps accompanying this plan that show proposals for Spotted Owl conservation areas in Oregon, Washington, and California have been separated.
Volume 1 of 2. Report on management for Northern Spotted Owl in National Forests.
U.S. Forest Service maps of alternatives in management plan for Northern Spotted Owl.
Explains how National Forests are to be managed to care for Northern Spotted Owl.
Volume 2 of two volume set.
Outline map (8.5X11 inches) of U.S. showing number of threatened and endangered listings by state.
Questions and answers regarding Judge Dwyer's injunction on timber sales.
Two volume set of record of hearings held in Bend and Salem.
Report on visit to Northern Spotted Owl site.
Resolution regarding the Northern Spotted Owl asking for delisting since so many owls had been found.
Resolution asking for income from timber for benefit of counties.
Press release on petition to delist the Northern Spotted Owl and stop further listings.
Report on Senator Symms' effort to change the Endangered Species Act.
Draft of resolution to sharpen environmental legislation.
Packwood's statement at Roseburg regarding draft recovery plan.
Remarks in newsletter regarding the Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet.
Published comments on trip to D.C. to meet with legislators regarding people and economy.
Resolution 91-3 urges Congress to think of people and economy in reauthorization of Endangered Species Act.
A "To Whom It May Concern" letter supporting 91-3 and showing costs of Endangered Species Act to Oregon communities.
Protest of Governor Roberts' support of halting 44 sales on Bureau of Land Management land--includes a
Liz VanLeeuwen statement to God Squad regarding 44 timber sales stopped by injunction.
Urges salvage of Warner Creek fire-damaged timber.
Notes on effect of Endangered Species Act.
Letter to members of Congress urging them to not to listen to "Fly In For Freedom People."
Notes on mill status in Oregon.
Timber and mill information.
Several recommendations on federal land policies.
Two articles on owl decline and cancelled timber harvests.
Resolution asking Congress to get the Government Accountability Office or another independent agency to do economic analysis.
Stats on ownership of forest land in western states.
Species listing by state.
Letter to D.C. officials regarding reauthorization of Endangered Species Act.
Response to a letter from VanLeeuwen.
Article by Darryl Harris on Northern Spotted Owl and one by Austin Chase on environmentalism.
Position statement of Oregon executive team on Northern Spotted Owl critical habitat designation.
Listing of mills closed between 7-1-88 and 7-1-91.
Letter to U.S. News and World Report on their piece on the lobbying effort in D.C.
Report on mill closures, etc. as related to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to constituents on how they might find jobs after mill cutbacks in Sweet Home.
News release from VanLeeuwen's office which includes a forestry/spotted owl section.
Article in AOI business paper on harvest value to schools from state land.
Article about a news conference in which VanLeeuwen opposed bans on logging in old growth forests.
News release on bill in the State House of Representatives to prevent state and private land from being put off limits due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
News release on H.B. 2419 to establish Oregon Forest Research Institute.
News release on meeting.
Meeting arranged for Oregon Division of Human Resources to meet with unemployed to get help.
News release on presentation in D.C. regarding owl and employment.
Note on H.B. 2084 to extend unemployment benefits to unemployed timber workers.
Opinion piece in
News release to urge people to write to Congress, etc regarding land set-asides.
Compilation of data on timber supply.
Letter to Ranger Barnette asking questions regarding Sweet Home district timber harvest plans. See #119.
Response to VanLeeuwen letter of 02-02-90. See # 118.
Letter to J. Hart asking for a factual report on timber issues in the Pacific Northwest.
Letter to chief regarding Pacific Northwest forests.
Letter to Representative Yates regarding budget for U.S. Forest Service.
Letter to TBS protesting a broadcast on ancient forests.
A collection of clippings from press regarding environmental protests.
Letter to constituents urging letters to Congress and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Draft letter to editor regarding Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Letter of protest regarding an article in the
Collection of info on timber supply in the Pacific Northwest.
Letter urging people to write Congressmen. Facts and names given.
Letter to Marv Coates regarding a bill B.P. submitted regarding land management.
Letter to Marv Plenert urging that the Northern Spotted Owl not be listed.
Letter to Lacy Logan asking her to review a bunch of information being sent.
Letter showing that National Human Society had used bad data in its publication.
Letter to President Bush regarding timber supply from federal lands.
Protesting article in National Humane Society publication regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story on FBI spy in Earth First and arrest of Earth First members.
Notes on timber supply at Willamette Industries mills.
Article on rally of union members at Salem.
Compendium on forest supply facts for U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
Article on monkeywrenching.
Letter to employees regarding Northern Spotted Owl effect on timber supply and their jobs.
Article reporting on Bob Packwood's concern for jobs in the Pacific Northwest due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
News article on possible listing of Northern Spotted Owl. Job loss data.
Article on suit to challenge U of O faculty on lawsuit.
Article of effect of Northern Spotted Owl listing on state land.
Editorial on Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Article on U.S. Forest Service request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stop publication of reports on timber sale effects on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article with Idaho dateline discussing the possibility of raising owls in captivity.
Report on Bibles, Bureau of Land Management Director, at an Audubon meeting in Grants Pass.
Article on Albany Chamber of Commerce asking for a hearing.
Article about timber sales in Sweet Home.
A forum piece by an old logger/mill owner in Lebanon.
Article by publisher, Alex Paul, on the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl and the effect thereof.
Letter to VanLeeuwen regarding Northern Spotted Owls in the woods behind the writer's home in a second-growth forest in Lebanon.
Letter describing "gimmick" spotted owl.
Several stories on the effect of listing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story on what the federal government will do now that the Northern Spotted Owl is listed.
Dateline D.C. Response of people in D.C. and Oregon to the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Portland Dateline. Audubon society predicts great harm to forests.
Article by staff on the effect of the owl listing.
Article (
Article (
Article from Roseburg on advisory committee voting to cancel proposed Bureau of Land Management sales.
Story from Grants Pass (
Article speculating on effect of listing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article speculating on the effect of listing the Northern Spotted Owl on the Pacific Northwest.
Speculation on what listing will mean to a town like Lebanon.
Flyer arguing that there is no need to list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article on spotted owl.
Article reporting that Judge Frye upheld the constitutionality of the timber compromise.
Article reporting on dismissal of Audubon suit to halt timber sales under compromise.
Report of challenge of the Bureau of Land Management sales by the Oregon Natural Resources Council.
Letter from VanLeeuwen urging people to write to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Reports opposing views on Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Letter urging consideration of all consequences of listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on Charles Meslow being assigned to study the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article with Corvallis Dateline on work at Oregon State University on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article with Sweet Home Dateline on owl surveys in the Sweet Home district of Willamette National Forest.
Article on response of federal timber task force leader to feelings about the Northern Spotted Owl in Oregon.
Report of request by the Association of O&C counties for funds to fight owl listing.
Article (
Story of a man named Oly who was prohibited to cut his trees, which are his retirement account.
A form for responding to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opposing listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Review of legislation with good intentions that backfired.
Supreme court decides not to review a lower court case regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report of talk by Larry Irwin regarding the Northern Spotted Owl in other than old-growth forests.
Newsletter regarding Northern Spotted Owls in Washington State.
Report on responses to draft supplement on Northern Spotted Owl management.
Large numbers of letters received by Forest Service on draft plan released in August, 1986.
Article on the effect of the Northern Spotted Owl on timber harvests in the Sweet Home Ranger District.
Memo to members on the spotted owl issue and land areas being set aside for the owl.
Story about amount of old-growth set aside.
Protest letter to editor about an article in
Several different documents on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of U.S. Forest Service staff taking Representative Mae Yih into the field to see the Northern Spotted Owl.
Listing of a Chamber of Commerce resolution opposing the U.S. Forest Service preferred alternative.
Two timber sales halted near Eugene.
Letter to editor regarding set-asides for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Interview with U.S. Department of the Interior secretary Hodel saying the Northern Spotted Owl is not an urgent problem.
Meeting notice with descriptions of alternatives for protecting the Northern Spotted Owl attached.
Testimony to a House committee hearing on old-growth management.
Resolution opposing selected alternative for managing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Willamette Industries public relations man describes the work he is doing related to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on field trip discussion for management on Sweet Home district.
Letter regarding a Draft Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement.
Guest opinion written by VanLeeuwen in
Reaction to the Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Protesting preferred alternative in the Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Flyer opposing Northern Spotted Owl plans.
Notebook for field trip to discuss owls, old-growth, etc.
Article in
Article by Overman reporting on Audubon's president arguing need for old-growth by the Northern Spotted Owl.
Edward Abbey argues that tree spiking is okay.
Article reporting charge by environmentalists that U.S. Forest Service has overestimated the amount of old-growth.
Criticism of Northern Spotted Owl plan by U.S. Forest Service.
Article reporting that the Environmental Law Clinic at University of Oregon is neutral.
Effects of forest fire suppression on fire problem.
Article regarding leaked report by the Bureau of Land Management on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report of environmentalists offer of support of timber sales by the U.S. Forest Service.
Excerpts from a talk given by Andy Stahl and University of Oregon's Western Public Interest Law Conference saying that if the Northern Spotted Owl had not evolved it would have had to be engineered.
Report on new ecological findings regarding the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Letter to Oregon Legislators asking for support of legislation to put Bull Run and all old-growth off limits.
Environmental group proposes state park for Opal Creek.
Phil Cogswell reports on a conference organized by Representative DeFazio on timber issues.
Op-Ed piece by Mark McKelvie on forestry issues.
Report in
Resource review article on how forests in the Pacific Northwest should be managed.
Article on the Northern Spotted Owl based on interviews with government experts who study the owl.
Article on causes of turmoil in the Pacific Northwest timber industry.
Report on planting efforts.
Report on number of jobs in timber industry.
Editorial supporting timber industry.
Article on the importance of the forest industry to the state and nation.
Notes on owl habits and private property rights.
Reprint of editorial in the
Reprint of editorial in
Article on conflicts regarding management of federal forests.
Article on impact of the Northern Spotted Owl for federal forest management.
Saving the owl will endanger the timber industry.
Short piece on Stroh brewery withdrawing an anti-logging ad for Audubon on television.
Lawyer's analysis of Northern Spotted Owl population dynamics and the timber industry.
Article of Northern Spotted Owl populations and effects on timber industry.
Report to Oregon House on jobs of loggers in woods.
Report by Schallau, et al. on economic impacts of different timber supply forecasts.
Con Schallau's discussion of the meaning of community stability as viewed by Congress and the U.S. Forest Service.
Con Schallau's analysis of employment impact of reduced timber harvest on federal land.
Packet of info for people who want to stop damage to logging equipment. Includes guides for equipment damagers.
A discussion of ways the state interacts with the federal government for management of federal lands.
Story on eco-terrorism threat in Agate Beach.
Story on attempt to get bill in Congress to halt timber harvest in National Forests.
An essay by a high school student on old-growth forests and the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on trip to D.C. and meetings with congressional staff.
Report on planned meeting regarding timber harvest.
An essay by Kunzman regarding the Northern Spotted Owl and timber harvest.
Preparation for trip to D.C. and timber facts.
Report on Stroh's support of Channel 4 show regarding old-growth forests.
Report on listing of the Northern Spotted Owl by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Report on attempt to get people to come see effect of reduced timber harvest on families.
Letter explaining the effect of reduced timber harvest on Sweet Home.
History of Yellow Ribbon Coalition.
Asserted facts about owls and old-growth.
Oregon facts.
Comments on Andy Stahl's ideas about the usefulness of the Northern Spotted Owl as a surrogate for old-growth.
A collection of editorials on owls, timber, and people.
Several newsletters on forest management.
Several reports on the Northern Spotted Owl from timber perspective.
Letter from Second Vice President to Oregon Board of Forestry commenting on the proposed forestry program for Oregon.
Article examines how much old-growth is left from environmentalist, timber, and Forest Service point of view.
Article by Andy Kerr on old-growth and forest industry.
Several stories on land management activity on National Forests.
Form letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protesting the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
A page of facts about Oregon forests.
Report on federal legislation to set aside more wilderness.
Letter from President to members urging a letter to the
Letter urging VanLeeuwen to oppose H.R. 1149, the Oregon Wilderness Bill.
Article about four chiefs from D.C. coming to Portland to show the importance of the Northern Spotted Owl and VanLeeuwen's notes on TV shows and phone calls.
Listing of organizations in the office of legal Council.
District Ranger tells of timber harvest allowed under Hatfield-Adams bill.
Notice of public meeting in Lebanon on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Effect of Hatfield-Adams bill on timber supply.
Request by the Bureau of Land Management to dismiss suit by environmentalists on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Collection of cartoons from print media on the Northern Spotted Owl and land management.
An issue of
Bureau of Land Management's land management reviewed and praised.
Information on tree planting in Oregon.
Several two page flyers on the Northern Spotted Owl and federal land management, 1989 and 1990.
History of listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of a company that began a literacy program in its mill.
Personal letter to a
Letter to TBS protesting an Audubon Special on ancient forests.
Two resolutions by Public Lands Council to the Bureau of Land Management regarding the Northern Spotted Owl and Hatfield-Adams bill.
Early program on the Northern Spotted Owl for the U.S. Forest Service.
Early results of the RD&A program on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Meeting notice of a Bureau of Land Management's National Advisory council meeting in Portland.
Letter describing reduced sales from Bureau of Land Management land in fiscal year 1989.
Show estimations of timber sales, prices, and dependence on lumber in Oregon based on county.
25 questions were submitted to the U.S. Forest Service by a congressional delegation regarding old forests. The questions and answers are here.
National Forest Resource Council put together this packet of info on the Northern Spotted Owl. Packet submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Mark Rutzick.
Packet of information for field trip to learn about the Northern Spotted Owl.
Estimate of the effects of Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Report on Packwood speech.
Article about Representative Yates protecting old-growth.
Article about Representative DeFazio's problems with owls and timber.
Politician's story, courts' story, and logging story.
Chief Robertson's comments on knowledge about the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story about Jerry Franklin and New Forestry.
Story on closing of mill in Millersburg.
Story of early closing of mill.
Story of rally regarding timber workers at Sweet Home.
Representative Markam introduces a bill regarding Northern Spotted Owl capture.
Two stories on rulings regarding owl and timber harvest.
Timber harvest reductions due to need to protect the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story reporting differences in estimates of jobs lost due to owl protection.
Story on industry and environmentalist representative discussing old-growth harvest.
Story of estimated job losses statewide due to owl protection.
Report on Hatfield's vis to Albany and his discussion of timber supply.
Story on new U.S. Forest Service study on old-growth acreages.
Editorial regarding Hatfield's meeting with labor organization regarding jobs in timber industry.
Story from Salem regarding employment/mill closing predictions.
Story on district court halting of timber sales in Sweet Home district.
Story on more sales halted by courts.
Goldschmidt's support of lifting ban on timber sales on National Forests.
Story of Secretary Lujan, U.S. Department of the Interior, saying we must balance people and owls. Environmentalists protest.
Report that Salem district was holding off on 11 sales. Also a report on the Forest Service doing same thing.
Story of a mill and its people on the last day of operation.
Story of the Government Accountability Office finding fault with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of plywood mill closing in Lebanon due to shortage of logs.
Report of Gordon Orians testimony in court of need for old-growth to save the owl.
Report on symposium organized by DeFazio on timberline issues.
Story on Dunkle's criticism of the Government Accountability Office's report on pressure to not list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of lawsuit fight between industry and environmentalists.
Story of support for the Northern Spotted Owl bounty bill in state legislature.
Story on protest in Hood River over reduced timber harvests.
Story of saw milling in Southern Oregon.
Op-Ed piece by Mike Kerrick, supervisor of the Willamette National Forest.
Report from Newport about U.S. Forest Service biologist who thinks clear-cutting may be good for fish.
Story that estimates of job losses due to the Northern Spotted Owl are greatly exaggerated.
Judge rejects a bid to temporarily halt timber sales.
Barte Starker strikes optimistic pose regarding timber at Third Force for Forest meeting.
Report of Mark Harmon's work on decay of logs in old forests.
Story of protest by industry of Chris Frissell's comments-science or advocacy?
Story of protest at Breitenbush Hot Spring over timber harvest. Plus two other stories.
Story of restraint on sales by Judge Dwyer.
Story of Kitzhaber's ideas about timber policy.
Court case regarding Bureau of Land Management timber harvests.
Representative Bob Smith calls for delay in the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report of Judge Dwyer's ruling on temporary injunction to halt timber harvest.
Hal Salwasser reports that some scientists question use of transmitters on owls.
Editorial on VanLeeuwen's concern about owl effects.
Story on mill closing due to timber shortage.
Story on lawsuit filings by environmentalist groups.
Story of political battle in Washington between the Governor and others over the Northern Spotted Owl and timber harvest.
Story on impact of owl controversy on timber supply and mill closures.
Story about appeals of timber sales in the Willamette National Forest.
Story of mill closing in Sweet Home. Similar story under "People."
Report that WTD Industries has counted 25 mill closures.
Suit to stop logging of old-growth to protect old forest and the Northern Spotted Owl and other stories.
Story of mills closing in Sweet Home.
Judge Frye stops harvest on five Bureau of Land Management logging sales.
Story of people and the effect of mill closing on their lives.
Story of Washington Governor's problems with U.S. Forest Service plans.
Governor Goldschmidt agrees that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of Forest Council's action. The Forest Council is an industry group that wants to delay set-aside of 375,000 more acres for the spotted owl.
Report on reduced timber supply for the industry due to Northern Spotted Owl litigation plus another story on back side. Duplicate of #383.
Story on another look at the science of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on Packwood's ideas regarding the impact of the Northern Spotted Owl on forest industry.
Same story as #382 regarding layoffs due to appeals of timber sales.
Story on press conference regarding timber supply.
Story of compromise worked out to get some sales made, but Forest Service waiting until it sees bill for language details.
Story on Hatfield compromise to get out timber and protect owl.
Hal Salwasser testified at a Northwest hearing on Northern Spotted Owls and forests.
Story of an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on a suit to curtail logging in National Forests, plus other stories.
Story on environmentalists' problems with legislation that allows some timber harvest.
Story on continuing high bids for Forest Service timber.
Story of record bid for Forest Service timber by Willamette Industries.
District recreationist suggests that city of Sweet Home and ranger district cooperate to develop tourism, recreation.
The Bureau of Land Management wants to salvage dead timber in Northern Spotted Owl reserves.
The Bureau of Land Management can't get support to salvage bug killed timber in Northern Spotted Owl reserves. See #394.
Willamette Industries staff complain about Burger King using Newman dressings.
Story about a letter the
Story with dollar amounts of salaries of environmental leaders.
Story of planned demonstration in Portland to protest reduced timber harvest because of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Protests tax exempt status of environmental organizations that spike trees, etc.
Story from D.C. seeking help from the Secretary of Agriculture and Chief of the Forest Service to help reduce damage from eco-terrorists.
Story of meetings in D.C. with Bush Administration officials on impact of protecting the Northern Spotted Owl in the Pacific Northwest.
Story of rally in Olympia to protests cutting of old-growth forests.
Story on internal Bureau of Land Management memos saying timber harvests cannot be maintained.
Story of Jontz visit to Oregon. He opposed timber sales.
Story from Eugene saying groups will take tougher stand on timber sales.
Story on referral to Supreme Court of case of Lujan vs. National Wildlife Federation.
Chamber President's comments on a
Editorial on Northern Spotted Owl and timber supply.
Articles showing the attitudes of environmental groups regarding National Forest management and eco-terrorism.
Story of protests of timber sales on Bureau of Land Management land in Southern Oregon.
Story of economic study by environmental groups of conditions brought about by lower timber sales on National Forests.
Story of environmentalists trying to stop logging on private land.
Story on reduced advertisers on a TBS show regarding Pacific Northwest Forests.
Editorial denouncing environmentalists' actions following an agreement.
Story of protest of timber harvest in Siskiyou National Forest.
Environmentalists request to halt a timber sale in Siuslaw National Forest because a Northern Spotted Owl was spotted.
Story on differences between environmentalists and timber industry on federal land management and responsibility of public officials.
Story on environmentalists attempts to block timber sales other than those related to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article on up-coming summit in Salem on owls.
Story on spiked logs from Bureau of Land Management harvest unit.
Story of environmentalists backing out of a deal at the Salem Timber Summit that sought a compromise on federal timber harvests.
Story on an appeal of Judge Frye's ruling that timber harvest could be proceed.
Story of reduced harvest on federal land because of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story on founding of Earth First!
Story on resumed logging near Breitenbush following environmentalist protest.
Story on environmentalist protest at Breitenbush.
Stories about protest at Breitenbush and other Northern Spotted Owl related stories.
Story on fines levied against Earth First for damage to logging equipment.
Letter to editor regarding blowdown in Breitenbush area.
Op-Ed piece by a fellow at a law institute regarding the timber summit.
Story about a speech Russell Sadler gave regarding the real reason for battle over timber harvest and spotted owls.
Letter to editor urging support of reduced timber harvests.
Article by Larry Swisher, D.C., on Northern Spotted Owls and other forest denizens.
Editorial praising Willamette Industries for its flier saying not to harm owl.
Letter to editor discussing the nature of the Endangered Species Act.
Letter to editor of the
Thoughtful editorial on controversies regarding federal land management.
Story that jobs that have replaced timber jobs are not living wage jobs.
Letter to editor regarding jobs in timber and other sectors.
Letters to editor for and against owl.
Letter to the editor supporting owl.
Letter to editor saying its the industry's fault-it cut too much.
Letter to editor suggesting cutting forests leads to extinction of human species.
Poem about ideas of loggers.
Letter to editor saying that there are lots of plants in clear cuts.
Letter to editor urging people to write Congress regarding the Hatfield-Adams bill.
Letter to editor in support of the timber industry.
Reproduction of an
Letter to editor from the wife of a logger supporting timber harvest.
Letter to editor saying set aside owl nesting places and continue timber harvest.
Letter to editor supporting ballot measure 2 to stop export of logs.
Letter to editor by 90 year-old saying smoke and timber harvest can be lived with.
Letter to editor saying editor's logic is faulty-unavailability of timber to log is hurting mills.
Several letters on owl and timber harvest.
Letter to editor arguing that for a logger to get another job is not a solution.
Letter to editor saying jobs will be saved if export of logs is stopped.
Letter to editor from logger asking environmentalists to spend time with him in woods to see what is in old-growth and what is in clear cuts.
Letter to editor decrying impact of lost timber jobs on Oregonians.
Letter to editor urging loggers to resist reduced timber cuts.
Letter to editor saying people have to be protected as well as owl.
Letter saying owl lives in low elevation second-growth.
Letter to editor saying people who lose timber jobs, not corporations, are ones hurt by preservationists.
Letter talking about jobs and money.
Letter saying if it weren't the owl it would be something else-so use the forest.
Letter of hurt, when mills close-move owls.
Letter by owl supporter saying too bad, but the owl must be saved.
Letter by Glenn Koehrsen saying how beneficial a Society of American Foresters tour on management had been.
Letter saying way of life is threatened and lists jobs lost when mills close.
VanLeeuwen letter saying timber is there, it just isn't being sold.
Letter urging people to write to the U.S. Forest Service regarding reduced timber harvest.
Letter saying the owl will survive, save the people.
Letters protesting owl protection and industry layoffs.
Letter to Peter Jennings, ABC, regarding story he had run on Sweet Home, asking him to come to Sweet Home and see for himself.
Letter citing good effects of companies and description of actual forest condition.
Poem regarding an old tree that would rather be utilized than left to rot.
Letter laying out a history of owl counts.
Letter urging people to let others know about timber people.
Letter asking preservationists to think about what her life is like with her husband losing his job.
Letter urging people to write letters in support of the timber community.
Letter urging letters to Oregon Public Broadcasting regarding an up-coming program on ancient forests sponsored by Stroh Brewing Co.
Letter from the Drain Chamber of Commerce urging support for the timber industry.
Letter that points out that timber volume in Oregon changed little over 50 years.
Letter saying environmentalists use the big lie to scare people.
Letter defending loggers from an attack by Andy Kerr.
Humorous letter urging the preservation of the garden slug.
Letter urging care for people and good jobs.
Letter from a logger's wife about the trials and tribulations they have faced.
Op-Ed piece arguing that environmentalists have muddled people on owl and old-growth issues.
Letter by Goldy in response to criticism and problems with the Oregon National Resource Council.
Letters regarding the Yellow Ribbon Coalition, Northern Spotted Owl management, and saving old-growth.
Letter from 85 year old regarding the errors of preservation.
Letter giving yearly receipts from U.S. Forest Service for timber for Albany Public Schools, 1980-1989.
Letter giving range, etc. of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter from a woman saying she had contributed to environmental organization only to find her money was being used against her family.
Poem regarding the Northern Spotted Owl and forest products.
Logger's reply to an environmentalist's letter regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter protesting a cartoon and pointing out the loss of timber revenue to schools.
Letter arguing that closing forests is not a wise thing to do.
Three letters regarding Northern Spotted Owls and timber supply.
Letter saying grass roots efforts will not win against organized environmentalists.
Letter reminding a previous writer that timber money is used in education.
Reproduction of an
Article reporting that VanLeeuwen wanted people to write the Fish and Wildlife Service asking that the Northern Spotted Owl not be listed.
Editorial pointing out importance of industries that bring money in from outside the state.
Reports that Oregonians voted to stop export of federal timber.
Statement by John Kunzman on the impact of the Summit failure on Sweet Home.
Report on visit to D.C. library and research on owl.
Op-Ed piece on the complexity of the Northern Spotted Owl-timber industry-economy argument.
Editorial supporting Packwood's new bill to streamline appeals process.
Op-Ed piece saying there is still a lot of old-growth and the Northern Spotted Owl is not the problem.
Editorial speculating about the impact of the Northern Spotted Owl listing on the forest industry and the state.
Article on listing of the Northern Spotted Owl and its potential impact.
Op-Ed piece by the Dean of the University of Oregon Business School on the importance of the timber industry.
Letter to editor pointing out impact of lost jobs due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial saying listing of Northern Spotted Owls will devastate the area.
Editorial urging people to get active in politics. Includes discussion of the impact of the Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Guest opinion on effect of the Northern Spotted Owl listing on family logging business.
Listing of fallacies and facts regarding forest management.
Editorial on impact of the Northern Spotted Owl listing on some people.
Editorial on some results of listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial on the impact of reduced timber harvest on total state budget and the people of the state.
Op-Ed piece by Mickey Bellman on sustained yield.
Editorial on the effect of listing on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Op-Ed piece by an old logger who has lived in Santiam Valley all his life. Says he knows about owls.
Letter to editor about impact of the Northern Spotted Owl listing on people.
Editorial on Judge Dwyer's ruling on Forest Service timber sales.
Editorial on basic issue in owl controversy.
Editorial reporting how Hatfield amendment backfired.
Editorial pointing out that by closing mills because of timber shortage the industry has fewer people to argue for keeping mills open.
Editorial on impact of reduced timber harvest on all segments of Oregon society.
Reprint of
Article on reduced timber harvest in Rogue River National Forest due to Northern Spotted Owl protection.
Editorial supporting idea that private timber owners would be able to sell wherever they want.
Packwood report to people on legislation he is sponsoring to ban log exports.
Article on DeFazio bill to ban log exports to save the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story that Bush Administration will try to force Japan to accept manufactured lumber products, not just logs.
Article on owls and exports and their impact on the forest industry.
Story of battle in Congress over banning log exports.
Report of record export of logs.
Story of Georgia-Pacific Corp. exporting logs and closing a mill at the same time.
Story saying log export ban might increase job numbers by one percent
Story that Packwood has introduced legislation banning exports from federal land permanently.
Story from D.C. showing imports exceed exports and the effect of that on industry.
Story of conflicting interests in log export ban questions.
Editorial discussing Bush Administration change of mind regarding log export ban.
Story about house members arguing over maintaining timber sales on federal land and also protecting the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of politicians' discussion of timber supply, etc. Good comment by Senator Adams, Washington, on not being able to sustain cuts of recent past.
Story on appointment of advisory board to advise U.S. Forest Service on timber sales from the Willamette National Forest.
Story of Judge Dwyer's ruling that cutting some old-growth is constitutional.
Story of efforts by AuCoin and Dicks to keep cut level on National Forests high.
Story of problems of designating timber harvest under Hatfield-Adams bill.
Story of collapse of deal by Hatfield, et al. on timber supply scuttled by environmentalists.
Story about battle between industry and environmentalists over level of federal harvest in the Northwest.
Appeal of fire salvage decision.
Data on timber industry and employment over time.
Asks Congress to restrict appeals to federal management plans.
Bill to pay bounty for live Northern Spotted Owls for release in wilderness areas and to keep timber harvest at same levels.
Sidney Yates rejects Aucoin/Dicks compromise on old-growth harvest.
Story about Packwood, et al. and the timber harvest controversy.
Story of agreement reached in compromise on timber harvest--Hatfield/Adams agreement.
Story on history and content of Hatfield-Adams bill.
Survey paper by Con Schallau on the industry in Oregon.
Solicitation for support of public letter to support Hatfield.
Copy of bill establishing Oregon Endangered Species Act.
Story of planned harvest on state land.
Story of Hatfield's effort to get talks going on owl/timber controversy.
Story on Packwood's efforts to restrict log export from federal and state lands.
Op-Ed piece by the Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Oregon saying reduced timber jobs will hurt rural areas.
Story on interpretation of court order as it applies to harvest on Bureau of Land Management lands near spotted owl nests
Goldschmidt's complaints about Packwood's plans
Commentary by Blankenbaker on Goldschmidt/Packwood to do.
Editorial on timber summit and politicians' efforts to get some timber harvest okayed.
Listing of industry people to participate in the Timber Summit in Salem on June 24.
Salwasser's presentation to meeting on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Short summary of comments of many people at the hearing on the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Copy of federal register with notice of the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
A bill to permit timber sales on Forest Service land while a five year study of the Northern Spotted Owl is carried out.
Story about Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior asking for plan to save owl and industry.
Article saying U.S. Forest Service and others are working on a plan to harvest timber and save the Northern Spotted Owl.
Article on effort to maintain some timber harvest. Interesting comment by Packwood, "The tougher battle will be to decide what should be the purpose of the National Forests of this country."
Article on total impact of forest industry in Oregon according to Hatfield.
Packwood's hope for June timber summit.
Memorial asks for filing fee and protection from legal challenges of agreements made at summit.
Editorial piece by Cogswell on the ramifications of the agreement reached at the Salem summit.
Story of collapse of summit agreement but with a good political spin.
Story from D.C. on failed attempt to gain something from Salem Summit.
Story of environmentalist asking for more representation at up-coming Summit in Salem.
Story on agenda for June 24, Summit in Salem.
Story on the agenda for the Salem Summit and the maneuvering timber and environmentalists are doing.
Story about environmental suits against the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management regarding owl sites and harvest.
Story that appeals on behalf of owl can be made. Same story in the
Wilderness Society urges charging for hunting and fishing since timber harvest is unprofitable.
Hayden wants peer review of science that finds need to list owl.
Story on timber sales from National Forests.
Story of mill prospects with less timber available.
Story that loggers feel salvage efforts at Oakridge are too extreme.
Story of mill closures due to reduced timber supply.
Story on reduced timber harvest to protect the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story about Hatfield's visit to Sweet Home and his pledge to restore cuts in Forest Service plans.
Story of Eugene environmentalists upset by Hatfield's remarks about owls.
Report of Hatfield's remarks to the Association of O & C counties regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report on Hatfield's remarks to Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce.
Story of job losses due to timber shortage.
Story of two mills with concerns about decreased 1989 timber sales and future log shortages.
Story on tied up timber sales due to Judge Frye's ruling.
Story of Hatfield's visit to Albany and his views on log supply.
Goldschmidt's warning that a recession was imminent if Northern Spotted Owl effects continued.
Story of Representative Wyden's views on reduced timber sales on Forest Service land.
Story of VanLeeuwen's opposition to reduced timber harvest in National Forests.
Story of a plywood mill closing due to high log costs and the low value of plywood.
Reduced log supply may cause mill to close.
Rosboro to reduce workers because of log supply problems.
Story of appeal of timber sale on an east side National Forest.
Hatfield, et al., blame environmentalists for the failure of the Salem Summit to solve timber supply problems.
Story of different interpretations of timber supply prior to Salem Summit.
Story that state may join forces with industry on fight for timber harvest after the failure of Salem Summit.
Story of Judge Dwyer's plans for owl suit.
AuCoin and DeFazio try to arrange for thinnings in National Forest to provide some wood.
Story that internal and external views on the Northern Spotted Owl do not jibe in the Bureau of Land Management.
Story of Oregon's lawmakers joining in fight over timber harvest.
Hatfield met with
Story about laid off workers looking for jobs.
Story of expected lay-offs.
Senator's solution to appeals: congressional action.
Story on the use of the owl to halt timber harvest.
VanLeeuwen letter to editor about listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of hearing in 9th circuit court on owl case.
Note at end of article saying Wyden demanded a solution to owl problem.
Story of mechanism to help laid off workers get a job.
Story on public meeting with Fish and Wildlife Service people regarding the Northern Spotted Owl listing. Gives dates of proposed listing.
Story of final hearing and vote on Hatfield-Adams bill.
Story of rally in Salem in support of the timber industry.
Story about formation of Communities for Greater Oregon (CGO) and John Kunzman.
9th circuit lifts ban.
Story on Packwood's July 31 bill to change appeals process.
Story that the cut proposed by Hatfield-Adams bill would mean too much harvest and would threaten Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Story of the impact of Forest Service comments on the effect of harvest, set by the Hatfield-Adams bill, on Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Story of protest in Medford/Grants Pass area of proposed clearcut near I-5.
Story of public hearing on the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl held in Eugene.
Story of trip planned to D.C. to support Hatfield-Adams bill.
Story of send off of truck with wood products to D.C. in support of the Hatfield-Adams bill.
Story of Oregon Natural Resources Council appeals filed in central Oregon.
Story of VanLeeuwen's request of Governor to correct owl problem.
Environmentalists response to Summit plan of June 1989.
Story of surveys being done on the Sweet Home District of the Willamette National Forest.
Story of election results banning export of logs from state forests.
Story of Hatfield's displeasure with 9th circuit court.
Story of attempt in D.C. to save something of the failed Summit.
Story of environmentalist's refusal to go along with Summit solution.
Story of the first day after the Summit and speculation about all sides accepting deal.
Story of layoff due to Summit failure.
Story of high bids on timber sales.
Story of logging protest in the National Forest.
Story of Judge Frye lifting ban due to Hatfield amendment.
Story of offer by environmentalists to allow some logging.
Stories of support for loggers at Timber Carnival.
Story of industry's refusal to accept proposed change in agreement reached at Salem Summit.
Story about negotiations in D.C. regarding Summit agreement changes.
Mill owners want export of logs from state land stopped.
Story on attempt to reach a compromise over the Salem Summit.
Story of Bohemia leaving a buffer strip around an old owl site.
Story of AuCoin's views on reduced timber harvest.
Story of a relief agency running out of money because of pressure from mill closings.
Story of halted timber sale in Winema National Forest due to Oregon Natural Resources Council appeal.
Story of delay of negotiations following Salem Summit to try for an agreement after August recess.
Story of offer being made by environmentalists for logging in the Pacific Northwest.
Story of Governor Goldschmidt having state join industry in suit to maintain logging levels.
Story of Forest Service Chief Robertson saying that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules for protecting the Northern Spotted Owl are too restrictive-can't get out the cut.
AuCoin's efforts to put money in budget for Forest Service to offer 4+ billion feet of timber sales.
Long story on misinformation about the Northern Spotted Owl.
Optimistic story about lumber industry which assumes a timber supply.
Letter to Senator Leahy in support of Cason for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extends time to comment on owl listing proposal from 9/21/89 to 12/21/89.
Op-Ed Piece by Niemi and Whitlaw commenting on ban of export of logs from state forest land.
Story of influence of reduced timber harvest on federal land on log prices on private land.
Environmentalist interpretation of employment figures for mills related to owl protection.
Story of Salem rally to increase timber sales.
Story by Oregon Natural Resources Council representative on Northern Spotted Owls, old forests, and people.
Editorial comment on small participation of workers in Salem Timber Rally.
Story of rally in D.C. and Hatfield amendment.
Letter to editor regarding the Northern Spotted Owl, jobs, and people.
Article by an attorney telling why owl is not threatened by timber harvest, etc.
Story of action in Congress to support Oregon voter's overwhelming support of banning export of logs from state land.
Story of Sweet Home logger whose equipment had been damaged.
Governor to file friend of the court statement about suit against Bureau of Land Management timber harvests.
Story of DeFazio's talk to Lebanon Rotary on timber supply.
DeFazio interprets U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service action regarding the listing of Northern Spotted Owl.
Stories on job losses, Governor's action, and training woods workers.
Story of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommending that the Northern Spotted Owl be listed.
Story of plywood mill in Sweet Home closing due to log shortage.
Story of background of new ranger on Sweet Home district.
Story of increased stumpage value on private land.
Story of Bob Wolfe saying that the National Forest Management Act set up advisory committees and that the U.S. Forest Service ignored them, hence today's problems.
Several pieces in folder regarding the spotted owl, job losses, etc. published by the
Story of increased payments to counties from Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
Story of searching for owls.
Story of impact of timber money to schools and towns from federal timber harvests.
Story of protesters disrupting supervisor's office in Eugene.
Story of internal Bureau of Land Management report on Northern Spotted Owls.
Suggestion that thinnings could make up for log harvest.
Story of expected Bureau of Land Management harvest reductions.
Story of poll taken in Portland that shows division on timber issue.
Letter from VanLeeuwen to Speaker Foley regarding timber concerns.
Story of Representative Yates saying he would save old-growth even if people lost jobs.
Two stories about new leaders of major agencies in Oregon.
Story of Earth First protest near Waldport of Siuslaw National Forest timber sale.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says better information led it to reverse its decision regarding the Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Fish and Wildlife Service says it was not pressured, but had better information.
Timber and environmentalists react to owl listing.
Story of last log through Simpson mill.
Story: even if a court injunction on timber sales is lifted via the Hatfield-Adams bill, harvest will be down and prices up. Also a story about protesters in Hatfield's office.
Packwood seeks to limit timber sale appeals.
Story of reduced cut on Bureau of Land Management land in Coos Bay.
Report from Olympia, Washington on a hearing by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in which people urged the agency to not list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story on Fish and Wildlife Service hearing in Eugene on listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of Jerry Franklin's talk to an environmental group at Elkhorn.
Hatfield holds firm on amendment.
Story about a small mill in Sweet Home planning to expand.
Story of Washington's compromise on cutting state timber on Olympic Peninsula.
Story of the extent and activity of the Bureau of Land Management in the state of Oregon.
Story of hearing in California on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of continued planning for timber sales in Sweet Home district despite injunction.
Story that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to list Northern Spotted Owls as threatened.
Story of biologists meeting in Portland on the status of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of political contributions to Neil Goldschmidt and others.
General story of environmentalists attempting to disrupt logging operations.
Protest at Alsea and figures on cost of security.
Story on PR campaign planned by industry.
Report on Northern Spotted Owl numbers in California.
Story of dots put on dollars to indicate timber's contribution to the economy.
Story of four planned hearings by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of making cuts along I-5 more aesthetically acceptable.
Proposal to redraw some boundaries to protect wilderness and timber harvest.
Story of Tongas deal.
Story on effect of Hatfield-Adams bill on timber sales.
Story of the role of advisory panels in carrying out the Hatfield-Adams amendment.
Work of one Hatfield-Adams advisory panel.
Story about one member of the Willamette National Forest Hatfield-Adams advisory panel.
Memorial asking Congress to change and limit appeals of timber sales.
Story from Washington D.C. on efforts to work out a deal for protection and timber harvest.
Story from Washington D.C. on efforts by Les AuCoin to work out timber/preservation deal.
Advertisement by car dealer giving $25 reward for picture of spotted owl so his staff could see what is affecting their business.
Editorial on concerns about the timber industry.
Story of protest in Eugene.
Story of court ruling on Bureau of Land Management timber harvest.
Story of predicted harvest decline in Southwest Oregon and effect on economy.
Report on study saying it is okay to restrict use of wilderness.
Story (Op-Ed) by Mae Yih on owl question.
Story on declining timber harvest and log supply.
Effect of Hatfield amendment on ban.
Story of song written and recorded by locals dealing with effect of Northern Spotted Owls on jobs.
Hatfield complains about court rulings in forest management cases.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service predicts a drop in owl population unless timber harvest is lowered.
Hatfield's prediction of the effect of listing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of industry and environmentalist responses to owl listing.
Story of continued planning for timber sales despite owl listing.
Environmentalists putting together a plan to solve protection/harvest controversy.
Report on public hearing with differing views of the state of Northern Spotted Owls.
Op-Ed piece by National Wildlife person on over cutting in National Forests and who is to blame.
Story of hearing in the 9th circuit court on owl status.
Report of Chief's concerns about the owl listing on the Forest Service's ability to get out mandated cut.
Story by two University of Oregon professors on what is coming in timber harvest reductions.
Washington D.C. story about Senator Leahy's plan for ancient forests.
Story on Regional Forester's view of National Forest management.
Report of committee action on Hatfield-Adams amendment.
Story of Hatfield's view of owl solution.
Story of complaint against University of Oregon attorneys regarding Northern Spotted Owl evidence.
Story of Leahy's backing off in opposition to Hatfield-Adams amendment.
Story of fears that Hatfield-Adams amendment sets precedent for all sorts of chicanery.
Story on closing a mill in Sweet Home.
Story of timber industry supporting the Hatfield-Adams amendment.
Packwood wants legislation to restrict appeals.
Story of delay in considering the Hatfield-Adams amendment.
John Garland's predictions of the future of logging practices.
Robertson's assessment of owl restrictions on Forest Service operations.
Story of controversy surrounding the Hatfield-Adams amendment.
Story of a near-record timber harvest in 1988.
Story of breakup of logging support groups.
Story of in-fighting over Hatfield-Adams amendment in Congress.
Story of job losses due to reduced timber harvest. Duplicate of #645.
Story of Jim Giesinger's predictions of owl protection effects on Oregon industry.
Story of controversy over appointment of James Cason as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (with #809).
Environmentalists offer to change agreement of June 1989 Timber Summit.
Story of how a phrase in a court ruling may halt other timber sales on Bureau of Land Management land.
Story of five unions getting together to try to assure timber supply.
Several pieces in Linn-Benton Community College paper on timber industry and forest management.
Background information about the State Endangered Species Act.
Data on harvest.
Newsletter reports on contribution of timber harvest to schools.
Data on timber harvest 1991-1993.
Letter to Lyons on up-coming timber summit in Portland with suggestions for participants.
Testimony in support of a revision of the state Endangered Species Act.
Letter to Clinton regarding conditions in a timber-dependent district.
Letter to Clinton pleading for a solution to the timber crisis.
Request to the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the Northern Spotted Owl.
Long letter to recovery team protesting the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Bill to change Oregon's Endangered Species Act to make it more people friendly. Includes letter of support from Lane County OLC.
Bill to require state to compensate owners if regulations result in property being of less value.
Bill to amend ORS to eliminate the Northern Spotted Owl from listing.
Letter to constituents asking them to write to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service telling them not to list the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to Bibles congratulating him on his appointment as State Bureau of Land Management Director and commenting on the importance of the timber industry in District 37.
Letter protesting misinformation in a Humane Society publication.
Letter urging people to write the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to Hart asking for an unbiased report on forest industry and federal land management in the Pacific Northwest.
Environmentalists story of loss of habitat, etc. of the spotted owl.
Exchange of letters between VanLeeuwen and Barnette regarding federal land management, particularly the Sweet Home Ranger District.
News release regarding timber supply information.
Info on timber supply.
Urging people to write Congress regarding timber supply issues.
Opinion piece on use of Northern Spotted Owls to halt timber harvest.
Editorial piece decrying the cutting of old-growth forest.
Info sheet urging people to write congress regarding the timber supply.
Review of timber situation in Oregon.
Personal history of difficulty due to reduced timber harvest.
Open letter by Hansen on effects of Northern Spotted Owl listing on Oregon.
Story of Wesleyan College students protesting sales in Oregon.
Telling VanLeeuwen of latest moves by environmentalists in Congress.
Story of Oregon Natural Resources Council's effort to get land set aside for owl.
Review of Northern Spotted Owl listing history by Regional Director Plenert.
Remarks by Assistant Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the listing process for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report by Barry S. Mulder on biological basis for the decision on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Remarks by David Riley for Plenert on the decision to list the Northern Spotted Owl.
News release announcing listing of Northern Spotted Owl.
Status of Northern Spotted Owl that justified listing.
Early report on status of Northern Spotted Owl and justification for listing.
Program for R-5 and R-6 of U.S. Forest Service for saving the Northern Spotted Owl.
Compilation of information on the forest industry in Oregon.
Response to comments on a Final Environmental Impact Statement by individuals.
Letter to the Board stating opposition to the listing of Northern Spotted Owls by State.
Gourley supports legislation that protects both jobs and owls.
Letter to federal officials regarding owl population and lack of need to list.
Letter to Congress blasting the Fly-In-For-Freedom effort as an industry effort in disguise.
Introductory page of large packet of materials alerting Congress to problems with Fly-In effort.
Argues that too much land has already been set aside for things like owls, so there is no need for more set asides as critical habitat.
Issue covering Fly-In to D.C. Warm, fuzzy hopes alive.
Collection of stories about Oregon people's efforts in the Northern Spotted Owl battle.
Position statement in support of S 1156 and H.R. 2463.
Reports on a Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force resolution regarding the reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act.
Story of two employees going to D.C. for the Fly-in.
Editorial on President Bush's campaign trip to Washington State.
Memorandum of the Association of Oregon Counties setting out the importance of timber funds to counties.
Lists planks in GOP Forestry Platform.
Letter protesting a recent article about environmentalist actions.
Story of confrontation between Jamison, Vento and Jontz, two Representatives with green ties.
Editorial blasting the U.S. Forest Service for a budget item on South American forestry efforts.
Resolution urging Congress to amend the Endangered Species Act so that someone other than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts impact analyses of actions under it.
Urges Congress to support research that would allow continued clear cutting in forest operations.
Story of VanLeeuwen and Yih trip to D.C. to lobby for changing the Endangered Species Act.
Letter to VanLeeuwen expressing support for change in the Endangered Species Act.
Resolution asking that the appeals process be changed so agencies can manage forests.
Packwood letter to the Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force regarding the Endangered Species Act. Also includes letters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Packwood regarding the Endangered Species Act listing of Northern Spotted Owls and the Marbled Murrelet.
Resolution asking that Congress be sure to keep the dollars coming to schools and counties.
Requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service take into account new information on Northern Spotted Owl populations.
Report by three professors on the President's plan.
Report by Dan Goldy on supply/demand situation for lumber for housing.
Special issue of
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Collection of issues of
Story of Thomas' defence of a plan to save the Northern Spotted Owl. Includes two other articles from the same issue of the paper.
Story on Vento's bill to halt logging in National Forests.
Story of Senate President Kitzhaber and others urging the state and federal governments to work together to protect the timber industry and spotted owl.
Editorial saying things other than science must be considered in the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of legislators meeting with a task force appointed by President Bush.
Editorial reporting on aerial views of forests.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approves 912 pending timber sales in Northern Spotted Owl habitat.
Story of Secretary Lujan's opinion on who sets timber harvests on federal land.
House committee adopts a 20 percent reduction in timber sales.
Forest Service Chief expounds on the amount of old-growth left in the Pacific Northwest.
Secretaries Yeutter and Lujan note five points of concern in developing the owl recovery plan.
Letter to editor: Oregonians are the victims of environmental date rape.
Reports on Forest Services' plans to cut jobs.
Story saying U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will determine cuts.
Story of Forsman's early involvement in Northern Spotted Owl research and the present situation.
Bob Smith's views on the effects of the owl listing.
Goldschmidt's views on the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial arguing for delay in developing the Northern Spotted Owl plan.
News report on a meeting of owl biologists who reviewed the most recent data on the owls.
Letter to editor saying environmentalists are not using federal lands.
Four articles on the effect of the owl listing on Oregon.
Report on Bob Lee's testimony to the Oregon legislature on effects of the owl listing on people.
Three letters to the editor regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to editor expressing the effect of a loss of timber dollars on all people.
Article on the impact of the owl listing on Oregon.
Lead story the day the spotted owl was listed.
Story of a Sweet Home resident who developed an icon for loggers.
Industry wants a review of the science behind the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl. Also, article by Governor Goldschmidt expressing concerns about the economy.
9th Circuit court okays a logging job.
Story of J.W. Thomas' criticism of Bureau of Land Management plans to raise owls.
White house rules out weakening the Endangered Species Act.
Story about Yeutter and Lujan holding up report to Bush.
Editorial on the impact of the state listing the Northern Spotted Owl on jobs.
Logger hits spike driven into tree he was cutting. Not injured.
Editorial guessing what environmentalist agenda really is.
Long report by economists on the impact of the spotted owl listing on the state.
Impact of listing on tax revenues in the state and locally.
Letter from VanLeeuwen to President Bush with facts attached.
Graphs of data showing proposed cuts including those recommended by the Thomas Report.
Article urging those with terminal disease to do a kamikaze act in a forest.
U.S. Forest Service refuses to allow a concert near an owl nest.
Op-Ed piece by DeFazio on owls and timber.
Letter to Editors of Indiana papers asking how the people there would feel if an Oregon Representative introduced legislation to shut down 50 percent of their farms.
Letter telling how owl listing is impacting one family.
Report of finding a cross between a Northern Spotted Owl and a Barred Owl.
Chairman Atwater writes VanLeeuwen telling her how much Bush is doing to save jobs and owls.
Story about Canadian efforts to export most lumber to U.S.
Story about OSU researcher Mike Newton and the compatibility of old-growth structure and timber management.
Loggers ask to be listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Economic analysis of the impact of job loss on Oregon.
Mike Kerrick's estimate of the impact of the Thomas Report.
Secretary Lujan says the Endangered Species Act is okay.
Briefing paper for those going to D.C. to lobby.
Editorial chastising DeFazio for urging ban on export of private timber.
Editorial listing arguments that will or will not work when arguing Northern Spotted Owl issues.
Letter giving statistics about old-growth and requesting money.
Report on Jeff DeBonis testimony to the House of Representatives.
Congressman Vento backs off because Bush Administration won't cooperate in banning logging.
Report that timber harvest might be cut by 20 percent due to the spotted owl listing.
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture say that the timber harvest will not really be reduced to save the owl.
Story on restrictions of cut on private land to protect the Northern Spotted Owl.
Report that the Sierra Club will file lawsuits to stop logging in three National Forests.
Story of the Bureau of Land Management's attempt to modify demands made by Thomas to save the owl.
Lujan assures loggers that there will be timber to cut.
Story of politicians in D.C. arguing over Northern Spotted Owl issues.
Editorial pointing out that sufficient timber cannot be produced if land is taken from base.
Op-Ed piece by Bert Udell on the effect of banning export of private timber.
Appeals court rules against law barring lawsuits against federal timber harvest.
Published letter of Mae Yih to Governor Goldschmidt.
Story of how an export ban will keep more logs in Oregon for mills and thus save jobs.
Story on maneuvering in D.C. on owl plan.
Story regarding Andy Kerr's interpretation of what President Bush is trying to do to save timber jobs and not the owl.
Story of environmentalists' plans for protesting timber harvests.
Bruce Vento writes to Lujan to urge speeding up of protection process.
J.W. Thomas criticizes the Bureau of Land Management plan for timber harvest.
Oregonians in Action protest taking 70 acres around owl nests on private land.
Editorial saying that carrying out the Thomas Plan to save the owl is too extreme. Someone must say 'stop.'
Story of experiences of delegation to D.C. in support of timber.
Judge Dwyer stopped old-growth cutting.
The 318 sales--Hatfield-Adams amendment--quota is met.
Umpqua National Forest releases 10-year management plan calling for level timber harvest.
Letter from Senator Hatfield bemoaning the fact that the Senate voted down his proposal for cutting some timber.
Op-Ed piece by Jim Sellers on why he works in timber and why he is an environmentalist.
A professional psychologist suggests ways to cope.
Packwood's report on senate vote on timber supply.
Report by researcher who says private harvest will increase, but to look out in 2006.
Plea to Governor to check Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife commission to see if they followed the law in listing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to VanLeeuwen saying U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did all the right things in listing the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of environmentalists adopting patches of old-growth to watch over.
Story of Bush's support for reducing cut in Pacific Northwest National Forests.
Story of plans to attack the Endangered Species Act now that the task force has suggested a reduction in timber sales.
Description of a new program to be used to manage forests.
Suit to stop sales on the Siskiyou National Forest.
Describes plan to send drawings of workers hands to President.
Editorial copied from May issue of
Letter to VanLeeuwen saying not to worry about the listing of the owl. All will be taken care of. See 993.
Letter from Kerrick to public explaining the changes in the Willamette National Forest plan regarding Northern Spotted Owls.
Article reporting the number of short term layoffs at mills due to price decline in lumber.
Editorial supporting multiple use management by a hunting organization.
Urges Lujan to hold evidentiary hearing before Northern Spotted Owl is listed. See 989.
News release urging an evidentiary hearing on listing of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter pleading for common sense in land use planning and owl protection. He is losing his lifetime retirement investment.
Story of maneuvering in D.C. to save some jobs
Story of battle in Democratic party over a plank banning old-growth harvest.
Long letter asking Governor all sorts of questions about his support of timber jobs.
Environmentalists criticize timber sales.
Editorial saying AG Frohnmayer's arguments are too legalistic. More politics.
Story of intra-Democratic party argument about cutting old-growth.
D.C. discussion as to whether Bush will ban log exports.
Lumber and plywood prices increase after owl announcement.
People trying to change registration after Democratic plank on old-growth is passed.
Candidate Little (v.s. VanLeeuwen) disavows old-growth plank.
Picture of a supporting slogan in Lebanon Auto window.
Op-Ed piece about the spotted owl controversy.
Letter to editor pointing out the impact of reduced timber harvest on all sorts of people.
Editorial saying the Governor's estimate of job losses is important news.
Editorials from Pendleton and Klamath Falls regarding the Northern Spotted Owl and timber issues.
News release from VanLeeuwen pointing out issues with the Thomas report.
Story of mill closing due to lack of orders for plywood.
Report on complex issue of what can and cannot be exported in the way of logs, lumber, and timbers.
Description of the Northern Spotted Owl.
A piece by Packwood describing legislation he had introduced.
Letter urging readers to keep up pressures.
Editorial examining the solicitation letter from the Oregon Natural Resources Council and its impact on Lebanon and the forest industry.
Two letters chastising an earlier letter and defending loggers.
More letters defending loggers.
Several letters defending loggers.
Collection of notes and hand-outs from several LTF meetings in 1989 and 1990.
Story of concerns that legislators have regarding effect of reduced timber dollars on schools.
Several letters on all sides of the Northern Spotted Owl issue.
Story from D.C. regarding who is releasing what information when and where.
Letter from Carl Hosticka, Majority leader, telling of machinations regarding the old-growth cutting ban plank in the Democratic platform.
Editorial on Earth First! activities.
Democrats stick to logging ban.
Story of state report on effect of the Thomas plan on the mid-valley.
Story of update of Beuter report by Sessions and Gerber.
Story of a proposed timber sale in Umpqua National Forest.
Story from Klamath Falls about last logging train quitting.
Story of mill closings.
Several letters regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letters regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Bureau of Land Management considering a less drastic plan to save owl.
Story of Representative Denny Smith's concerns about the Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Representative AuCoin concerned that the Northern Spotted Owl plan could trigger a recession.
Editorial support of idea of Representative Denny Smith to set aside a forest resource areas in National Forests.
Thoughtful editorial about the development of the owl problem.
Story of frustrating attempts by congressmen to fix the timber situation.
Editorial pointing out that debate on exports avoids the issue of the use of federal land for economic development.
Letters with questions about decisions and positions regarding federal land management.
Letter to editor suggesting that Oregonians join in preservation of old-growth corn.
Headline story of the impact of the owl plan on the Oregon economy.
Editorial discussing a letter received by paper announcing spiking of trees on federal land.
Several pieces on the Northern Spotted Owl problem
Several stories about Bush's visit to Portland.
Packwood report on legislation banning federal log exports and allowing states to do the same.
Report on visit with Bush in Portland.
Story of impact of owl listing on school funding. Also, story on Kopetski and Smith on the owl problem.
Op-Ed piece showing that despite the rhetoric, the forests in the U.S. are in pretty good condition.
One page ad urging people to write to Congress and bureaucrats urging fairness in management.
Editorial urging Bush to keep away from the Northern Spotted Owl issue.
Story of Lujan's frustration with the Endangered Species Act.
Roberts' solution for timber crisis if owl is listed.
Letter from Hatfield to Pope and Talbot about Thomas report.
An economic analysis of impact of listing the Northern Spotted Owl on Oregon.
Plan to use $500,000 for studying National Forest Planning and to support timber dependent communities.
Op-Ed piece attacking Packwood for his efforts to stop the Endangered Species Act and owl listing.
Story of Thomas Committee report.
Entire section on timber issues.
Story on analysis of impact of Thomas Report on Bureau of Land Management cut.
Letters and news releases by Representative Smith on owl issues.
Governor Goldschmidt halts work on plans until the owl issue is resolved.
Story saying that the majority of people favor jobs over owls.
Op-Ed piece on Governor race between Roberts and Frohnmayer and their stances on the owl report.
Chris West's analysis of the impact of the Thomas Plan.
Alston Chase piece on California condor and the duplicity of Audubon and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Story on the use of the owl to stop the timber harvest.
Story on Representative Bob Smith's views of the situation on amendment. Also a story by Greg Miller on the management of Rouge River National Forest and reduced cut.
Story on Willamette National Forest management plan.
Story of a private company trying to survey owls on its own land.
Story of candidate Roberts' views on the Northern Spotted Owl and timber industry.
Editorial discussing jobs or birds dilemma.
Story from Woods Hole regarding saving owl and old-growth.
Letter to editor pointing out defects in the assessment that the owl is in trouble.
Story that cut in the Pacific Northwest might be reduced 5 percent to save owl.
Story on set aside in Sweet Home Ranger District to save the owl.
Story of the impact of Forest Service planning on timber harvest.
Copy of testimony to a house subcommittee on federal land management.
Story of jazz artist performing at a protest of old-growth logging.
Story that Forest Service plan to save owl will result in a 5 percent reduction in timber harvest.
Story of Northern Spotted Owls living in secondary growth in Rogue River National Forest.
Story on the tax increases necessary to offset loss of timber money from the Forest Service.
Story of hopeful report by Ann Hanus, state economist, that Willamette National Forest will change its plan and help people.
National forest land is being set aside for everything except jobs.
Federal Judge says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to designate the Northern Spotted Owl as endangered was capricious.
Article by Bruce Engel reporting that harvest in secondary growth can go forward because owls aren't supposed to be in it.
Charles Meslow says Northern Spotted Owls can't survive if all old-growth is cut.
Report showing timber harvest by year in Oregon.
Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force trying to get Congress to lower acreage for spotted owl nests.
U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate Northern Spotted Owl research. Spotted owls are found in old-growth forests.
Report of Hatfield's speech to an environmental group.
Four federal agencies (USFWS, NPS, BLM and USFS) will coordinate research and management.
A three judge panel allows harvest beyond 2.1 miles from owl nesting site.
The Bureau of Land Management has had trees due for harvest spiked by environmentalists.
House of Representatives subcommittee votes to reduce sales of timber from National Forests.
The Bureau of Land Management talks straight regarding timber supply.
The Bureau of Land Management reports on extensive tree spiking by environmentalists.
Jim Petersen's editorial on an encounter between a young logger and Norm Johnson in Roseburg.
Editorial arguing for balance in planning for protection and timber production.
Report of success of environmental organization getting 9th circuit to halt timber sales.
Local politicos worried that they will lose timber money.
Letter asking people to support the Oregon Natural Resources Council's effort to save old-growth.
Poem by Gordon Ross is a take-off on the Lament of the Ancient Mariner, but about the passing of the old forester. Dates are guesses.
Plea to Babbit for balance in use of federal land.
Letter from planner with acreages of land allocated for different purposes.
Review of Umpqua National Forest plan. Good interview with Larry Davis.
Oregon Natural Resources Council's objections to the Willamette National Forest Plan as published.
An interview with Mark Keiser, timber faller, about felling spiked trees and the dangers.
Story on Wylie Smith, survivor of Coos Bay Company that once cut 1 bd. ft. per day in its mills.
Issue devoted to people in the forest industry and all they do to support their communities.
Letter from Fred Dunlap, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, on forest planning process. Designed to placate the views VanLeeuwen had expressed.
Letter to VanLeeuwen from Regional Forester designed to placate her regarding National Forest plans and Northern Spotted Owl issues.
Issue devoted to MacCleery's data and Hatfield's views on old-growth. Date of publication guessed.
Protesting the idea that there is no need for federal timber sales.
Flyer describing forest conditions in Oregon with lots of statistics.
Report from task force to identify timber dependent communities in Oregon.
Editorial commenting on the Northern Spotted Owl recovery plan.
Reports on draft recovery plan of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Articles on the Endangered Species Act.
Article reporting DeFazio's views on Bill Clinton's election.
On-going argument over exports from government land.
Senator Packwood tries a different tack on the raw-log export question.
James J. Kilpatrick piece on the Sweet Home case and court ruling.
Story of Supreme Court's action regarding harm in the Endangered Species Act language.
Testimony at a public hearing in Salem on FEMAT.
Rick Fletcher's views of #9 on Siuslaw National Forest.
Editorial on management of O&C lands under Option 9.
Expression of dismay at Option 9.
President Bush says that more than half of Bureau of Land Management land is not worth a wilderness designation and should be managed.
State Director says the Bureau of Land Management is leading the way in ecosystem management.
Van Manning's defence of Bureau of Land Management actions.
Bureau of Land Management finds more owls.
History of O&C lands and their good management.
Story from D.C. stating that Senator Mitchell is sure Secretary Lujan is telling the Northern Spotted Owl panel to violate law.
Lujan asking for panel to protect workers as well as the Northern Spotted Owl.
New research on Northern Spotted Owl funded.
Secretary Jamison thinks logging and owls can co-exist.
Report to O&C Counties on impact of reduced timber harvest on O&C land to save the Northern Spotted Owl.
Listing of mill closures with reason beginning in 1988.
Commentary written as an obituary for communities in the region affected by Option 9 of the President's plan.
Report on Representative Bob Smith's attempt to change the Endangered Species Act.
Story of attempt by DeFazio to write interim rules for forest management until a plan is in place.
Story of DeFazio's attempt to write plans for federal land until final plan is in place.
Report on a Packwood speech in Joseph.
Packwood's ideas about revising the Endangered Species Act.
News release from D.C. reporting on action by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Annual 91-92
Table of data on owl population in 1989 and 1990.
Story of Endangered Species Committee hearing in Portland. Loggers went home.
Letter to editor expressing confusion about all the 'ologists' and their opinions.
Story of Endangered Species Committee hearing in Roseburg on the Northern Spotted Owl listing.
Report on impact of preferred plan for Northern Spotted Owl preservation on jobs.
J.W. Thomas testifies before Endangered Species Committee on how the Northern Spotted Owl can use less than old-growth to live.
Editorial pointing out questionable accounting practices in examining U.S. Forest Service timber sale costs.
Thomas reports in an affidavit that he destroyed correspondence developed in the process of preparing the Northwest Plan.
Senate Appropriations Committee allocates funds for Northwest Forest Plan.
Report to constituents on the Northern Spotted Owl history of listing, etc.
Letter expressing dismay that the National Rifle Association is becoming preservationist.
Report listing signed bills from legislature to help timber towns and workers.
Bureau of Land Management Director tells of plans for managing BLM lands for timber and owl preservation.
Story of DeFazio and AuCoin suggesting a way out of owl/timber gridlock.
Special edition of
Editorial drawing on
Reprint of Kansas editorial on the impact of the Northern Spotted Owl on loggers.
Copy of
Editorial on lost U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management jobs due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial Op-Ed piece on families in Oakridge.
Story of attempt by environmentalists to stop timber harvest on private land to protect the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial on the impact of the recovery plan on Oregon's economy.
Story of Governor Robert's view of timber/owl situation.
Bureau of Land Management director says politics got involved with politics.
Series of three letters protesting Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife listing of the Northern Spotted Owl on state list and its impact.
Planning team's response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designation of critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl.
9th Circuit orders new hearing on whether or not President Bush lobbied the God Squad regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letters to members of the God Squad expressing concerns.
God Squad to begin hearings in D.C. on the Northern Spotted Owl and economy in the Pacific Northwest.
Norm Johnson speaks in Corvallis regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial supporting Bureau of Land Management timber sales.
Bureau of Land Management biologist speaks about 50-11-40 rule.
God Squad overrides the Endangered Species Act and votes to allow some logging on a few acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon. Lists members of God Squad.
Environmentalists angered because the God Squad voted to allow some logging on Bureau of Land Management land.
Correspondence and other material regarding Representative Jontz from Indiana and his Northern Spotted Owl stance.
Letters to VanLeeuwen and Yih regarding timber supply from the Willamette National Forest for mill at Halsey.
Letters from Klamath Basin folks asking that they, too, be considered in Endangered Species Act listings and rules.
Report from D.C. stating that three senators may have worked a deal to save some jobs by cutting some Bureau of Land Management timber.
Gives data for Linn County and the State regarding timber industry employment over time.
Paper by Edward C. Krug, soil scientist, debunking the acid rain story and pointing out how environmentalists work.
Story on reduced income to county due to reduced timber harvest.
Story of how Clinton hopes to cushion loss of timber revenue to local communities.
Editorial lamenting the fact that environment is more important than people/common sense.
Editorial relating how Democrats and Republicans are shifting blame for forest problems
Fund raising letter. Contains the logic for the only 5 percent left figure.
Copy devoted largely to an interview of Bob by Jim Peterson on the FEMAT report and the President's plan.
Letter to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife from Yellow Ribbon Coalition to delist the Northern Spotted Owl.
Articles on the Northern Spotted Owl in this issue of
Report on owl count in the Willamette National Forest.
Story that President Bush is lowering protection of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Resolution asks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to look at new owl data and revisit its listing decision.
Letter to Jontz from Yih trying to convince him to back off from his stance on forest management of federal land.
Argument over extent of protection of a species by the Endangered Species Act.
Argument over the impact of a bill by AuCoin to solve federal land management problems.
Editorial taking AuCoin and DeFazio to task for their "help" for families hurt by timber harvest reductions.
Two Washington representatives want to lengthen rotations on federal land.
Story out of D.C. on criticism of Bush on Northwest forest matters.
Kopetski's letter to Oregonians about his solution to the timber crisis.
Editorial contesting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assertions about the real reason for job losses in timber.
Letter protesting setting aside more land as critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Letter to VanLeeuwen explaining how the listing process works.
Story of VanLeeuwen and Benjamin B. Stout questioning the Northern Spotted Owl listing and supporting data.
Reprint of VanLeeuwen's letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial pointing out strange reasoning process for listing the Northern Spotted Owl and subsequent actions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Story reporting effect of Clinton plan on the number of employees in the Sweet Home Ranger District.
Story of Representative Bob Smith's complaint about Jim Lyons telling the U.S. Forest Service to clear timber sales with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Report of court action which gives okay to forest plan.
List of people who participated in the Forest Conference.
Extensive report on Forest Conference held in Portland.
Extensive coverage of the Forest Summit.
More coverage of the Forest Summit.
Several documents handed out at the Forest Summit.
Report on J.W. Thomas being named Chief of the Forest Service.
Letter to VanLeeuwen from Rolf Anderson regarding Record of Decision on management matters on Pacific Northwest National Forests, with attached news release.
Letter to Rolf Anderson expressing frustration at the way the district is being lead.
Resolution seeking research that might lead to some timber harvest in or near owl areas.
Summary of O&C lands history.
Editorial lamenting Judge Dwyer's ruling on Forest Service timber sales.
Story of Bush administration support for a bill to free up some timber sales on National Forest land in the Pacific Northwest. Quotes Beuter.
Story on environmental organizations trying to stop all logging on federal land.
Story of National Council for Air and Stream Improvement researchers and their findings of where some owls are living.
Story of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service saying job losses in timber are not due to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Panel recommends several alternatives for Pacific Northwest forests, with reduced harvest preferred.
Story of timber issue and its influence on the Packwood-Aucoin race for Packwood's seat in the Senate.
Don Wimer's story of visiting camps where he lived as a child.
Story of the impact of listing the Northern Spotted Owl on timber sales on federal land.
Story of DeFazio's displeasure with Forest Service spotted owl plans.
Story of Forest Service's plans to cut logging to preserve the Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial remarking on apparent increase in the number of spotted owls.
Senator Gorton backed a plan for logging because it was the lesser of several evils.
Story of few people turning up for a hearing on the draft Environmental Impact Statement that Judge Dwyer required.
Story of Jim Lyons promoting the Forest Plan.
Jim Sellers testimony at a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hearing in Medford.
Story of how little timber is being sold by the federal government.
Story of Lebanon being left off list of timber-dependent communities and how it got back on and will seek aid.
Judge rules that supporters can present testimony to "God Squad" hearings on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Industry attorney attacks Jack Ward Thomas for meeting with environmental representatives.
Letter to editor pleading that loggers be protected from the Northern Spotted Owl the way livestock is based on killing of a bear that might injure the livestock.
Story of Turner's testimony before the God Squad.
Story of Governor Roberts getting flack for saying the God Squad should not let the Bureau of Land Management cut timber.
Editorial lamenting the fact that many people do not understand where wood for houses, food, etc. comes from.
Adams and Leary introduce bill to ban logging on federal land in the Pacific Northwest.
Testimony to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at a hearing in Roseburg by loggers saying they are more important than owls.
Aucoin (D) and Chandler (R) argue over the Endangered Species Act and its implementation.
Report of arrests in Washington for destruction of government property.
Letter to editor urging that laws be changed so that people who stop timber sales can be charged for the losses to people.
Story of how Non-Industrial Private Forest owners are stepping up timber harvest for fear of not being able to cut later.
Most recent data on timber under contract.
Report on a hearing in Medford on whether or not the forest plan is working.
Charts on federal timber under contract in recent years up to 1999.
Story on meeting of biologists to assess the status of the Northern Spotted Owl.
Story of Judge Dwyer putting a hold on timber sales in Pacific Northwest National Forests due to survey and monitoring requirements of the President's plan.
Story of U.S. Forest Service removing roadblocks set up by logging protesters.
Sales volumes since 1950 and growth estimates.
Story about suit filed by Boise Cascade to obtain value lost by not being allowed to harvest timber.
Op-Ed piece by Russell Sadler on changes and their causes in the Oregon timber industry.
Story of burning of U.S. Forest Service buildings in Medford.
Paper by Schallau, McKillop and Maki that argues there are flaws in the economic analyses of the Resources Planning Act Program
Environmentalists worry that changing the rules for appeals will prevent them from being effective protectors of the forests.
Story of O&C counties worrying that a safety net has holes in it.
Copy of a letter from Ralph Hull to Oregon Public Broadcasting saying if you keep doing what you are doing I won't keep sending checks.
Story that Northwest lawmakers will introduce legislation to keep logging going with little protection for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Congressional reaction to Bush administration attempts to limit appeals.
Article by Packwood with quotes from people affected by the Endangered Species Act and Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial saying Keisling plan to invest in reforestation may be faulty because of cutting.
Judge William Dwyer rules that the Forest Service has not correctly surveyed and monitored, so stop logging.
Description of recent National Council for Air and Stream Improvement wildlife biology research efforts on the Northern Spotted Owl.
Data on the forests of Oregon.
The Federal Government agrees to block logging on 26 more timber sales in the Pacific Northwest to pacify environmentalists.
Shows how "harm" is being used in the Endangered Species Act in the spotted owl controversy.
Long story about Kerr's newest effort to reduce human populations.
Competition with barred owl.
Story of competition with barred owl.
Story of spotted owls in San Francisco Bay area.
Story on attempt by Congress to get a bill passed that would give counties with federal forests money directly rather than based on timber harvest.
Story on a bill to pay counties in lieu of taxes for federal land. Cuts ties between payment and amount of timber harvested. Payments to last for six years.
Story of child abuse in Coos County.
Bureau of Land Management proposed timber sale has 3 pairs of owls in or nearby.
Story that money for rural schools may not get to them.
Marcot and Thomas review the history of the Northern Spotted Owl since the ISC report.
Statistics for Oregon and Linn County, 2000.
Interbreeding of owls discussed.
Letter to the editor commenting on increased number of owls being reported.
Discussion of the status of the Northern Spotted Owl by Dr. Larry Irwin.
Dr. Larry Irwin discusses a Northern Spotted Owl workshop.
Email exchange between Benjamin Stout and Eric Forsman to establish a summary of owl's situation in 2002.
Widely published story on the Northern Spotted Owl status.
Story of the effect of the loss of timber jobs in Douglas County.
Story of owl population counts.
Senate action on forest management.
Letter to the editor describing how writer had to take a lower paying job after losing his timber job.
Outline map (8.5x11 inches) of the U.S. showing percentage of federal land in each state.
News article about the status reviews of the owl and marbled murrelet.
An article seeking answers to questions about what happened to Oregon's forest products workers in the 1990s.
Article featuring information from Eric Forsman on the population status of the Northern Spotted Owl.
One lawyer's opinion about the science undergirding the spotted owl listing.
Editorial suggesting that tourism may not be salvation for Oregon's economy.
Story of delisting of the California Spotted Owl, an owl closely related to Northern Spotted Owl.
Editorial about Oregon's economy and how it got this way when the timber industry was shut down.
Series II is made up of various draft and final Environmental Impact Statements for areas of the Pacific Northwest. Areas and topics include Oregon Wilderness, 1987; the Willamette National Forest, 1987; Moose Subwatershed, 1998; and Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, 2000. Also included in this series is a publication titled "Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Planning Documents Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl"
Six maps found within volume II of the Oregon Wilderness Environmental Impact Statement have been separated. An additional 18 maps showing alternative land use of the Willamette National Forest have also been separated.
The materials in Series III were arranged in folders by subjects designated by VanLeeuwen. These folders have been alphabetized and contain materials documenting the Northern Spotted Owl-Oregon Timber Industry controversy including VanLeeuwen's involvement in it. Folders that have been numbered were originally contained in a single folder that has been divided into multiple folers.
This folder contains 6 images depicting an Elkton, OR tree nursery, clear cuts, replanted clear cuts, and an old-growth forest on the Santiam.
Two legal size items from this folder have been separated.
The map "State of Oregon Wilderness Status (1992)" found in this folder has been separated.
Three tapes containing 3/5 of the audio track from this meeting have been separated from this series and added to Series V Audiovisual Materials.
The map titled "Siskiyou National Forest Silver Fire Recovery Project (1988)" has been separated.
This folder contains minutes of a State Forestry meeting held April 15, 1992 at which Liz testified and petitioned.
Copies of letters written by VanLeeuwen.
Contained within these folders are 12 photographs. Some of the photos depict views of a WSLFTF meeting. Others show VanLeeuwen on a fishing boat in Alaska. Included with these photos are 13 post cards from Sitka, Alaska. One folder also contains two pins: one produced by Weyerhaeuser Canada and the other by the Alberta Forest Service.
A map of the Willamette National Forest has been separated from this folder.
This series is made up of materials that came to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center with no previous organization. They have been arranged by subject matter and then, in some cases, by material type including correspondence, reports, fact sheets, newspaper articles, newsletters, and other publications. The materials describe the controversy between Northern Spotted Owl conservation and the Oregon Timber Industry. The possible listing of the Marbled Murrelet under the Endangered Species Act is also described in this series.
This file is made up of publications and correspondence and contains lists of threatened and endangered species in Oregon, issues of the
Materials in this folder describe the actions of the Endangered Species Act Exemption Committee and various environmental groups. Also included are newsletters produced by the Oregon Wildlife Federation, the National Wildlife Institute and the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee as well as materials pertaining to the Northern Spotted Owl.
Topics covered in the newspaper articles in this folder include the activities of the group Earth First!, protesters and demonstrations, eco-terrorism (such as tree spiking), and news of general activities of environmentalists.
Materials in this set of folders include publications and newspaper and pertain to the state of forests in the Northwest and the impacts of humans on fish and wildlife. Statistics about Oregon forests can be found in these folders as well as issues of the
The materials in these folders describe draft forest policy changes, a 1992 fisheries study in Western Oregon, prescribed burning, watershed restoration, water resource management, resource management planning, deforestation, mill closures, the Northern Spotted Owl, and forest set-asides, as well as activities of government organizations such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Oregon State Board of Forestry. Additional materials include letters sent to politicians regarding the Northwest timber summit; annual reports, environmental impact statements and alternative resource use plans for the Willamette National Forest and others; and 9 sets of 6 images (54 images in all). These images depict an Elkton, OR tree nursery, clear cuts, replanted clear cuts, and an old-growth forest on the Santiam.
Twelve maps were separated from these folders. These maps relate to the Elk River and Oregon Wilderness environmental impact plans. Three maps of the Tillamook State Forest originally contained within the Tillamook State Forest Comprehensive Recreation Management Plan (January 1993) have been separated as well.
These folders contain newsletters produced by the following organizations: the Pacific Rivers Council, Communities for a Great Northwest, Oregonians in Action, the Bureau of Land Management, and Oregon Natural Resources Council. Also included in this set of folders are editions of
Topics covered in the newspaper articles in these folders include set-asides for the Northern Spotted Owl, timber export bans, forest and wilderness planning, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and private timber sales, staffing changes in the position of Forest Supervisor, the activities of the BLM, field burning policy changes, legislation related to forestry, and testimony given by Benjamin Stout.
These folders contain reports that describe the rationale for listing the Marbled Murrelet under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), one of which was produced by the Department of Forestry. Other materials provide details about the seabird’s status and conservation efforts related to it. Also included in this set of folders are materials related to a petition to keep the Marbled Murrelet from being listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA.
These folders contain materials pertaining to the status and management of the Northern Spotted Owl under the Endangered Species Act. These materials include data on spotted owl numbers and response forms for the proposed listing. Also included in this set of folders is a Department of Fish and Wildlife document describing in detail the status of the Northern Spotted Owl. This document is contained in 7 folders.
Materials in thses folders describe public and governmental support for delisting the Northern Spotted Owl, research and studies being done pertaining to owls, issues occurring around nesting sites including fires and discoveries of the sites themselves, and general materials pertaining to and analyzing the owl’s status.
This set of folders includes publications produced by OSU pertaining to agriculture, natural resources, forest management, and the forestry program at the University. Also included in these folders are newspaper articles describing Marbled Murrelet research and wood debris. References to Oregon State University were made in these articles.
This folder contains reports and newspaper articles that describe the listing of the Northern Spotted Owl and the impact that this listing had on the Timber Industry in Oregon. Of note is a chronology of events occurring between September 1989 and February 1993 and a report titled "Spotted Owls, Old Growth and the Economy of the Northwest" produced by the Northwest Forest Resource Council in 1989.
This set of folders contains newspaper editorials, letters to the editor, and opinion pieces concerning the overall spotted owl-timber industry controversy.
This set of folders contains correspondence, reports, bills, newspaper articles, and publications pertaining to timber exports, forestry plans, the Northwest timber industry, Endangered Species Act and related legislation, timber salvage, and other topics relating to the spotted owl/timber industry controversy. These materials were produced by or report on the activities of politicians other than VanLeeuwen who were involved in the controversy and related issues. Individuals represented include but are not limited to Senators Mark Hatfield, George Mitchell, Mae Yih, and Scott Bar; Governors Barbara Roberts and Neil Goldschmidt; State Representatives Bill Fisher and Ray Baum; Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton; and Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan.
Materials in this folder consist of newspaper articles and newsletters reporting on salmon recovery in the Northwest as well as possible Endangered Species Act listings, hatchery closures, impacts of floods on hatcheries, and the impact of seals and sea lions on fish resources. This folder also contains issues of the newsletter
Materials in these folders have been separated by publication and arranged alphabetically. Publications produced by Alliance for America, American Agri-Woman, the Oregon Forest Industries Council, Douglas Timber Operations, Inc., the Oregon Republican Party, Oregon Women in Agriculture, the Oregon Small Woodlands Association, Oregon Farm Bureau News, the Oregon Board of Forestry and Department of Forestry, and materials produced by Weyerhauser Canada have been placed in two folders titled “Assorted.” Other organizations for which there are a number of publications have been arranged in separate folders and are listed below. This set of folders also includes a calendar titled "Northwest Forests 1997."
Topics covered in the newspaper articles in this set of folders include the effect of the Spotted Owl listing on the timber industry; mill closures, job losses, and aid to timber workers; timber sales, harvest, imports, and exports; timber shortages; wildfires; timber meetings and rallies; the effects of timber on Oregon’s economy; harvesting blow down and salvage; existing timber practices and their effect on forests; the Timber Summit; and effects of the Spotted Owl listing and wilderness legislation on agriculture.
Included in this set of folders are materials pertaining to the Forest/Timber Summit, forestry and timber related legislation, and timber industry labor trends and job losses. Also included are multiple bumper stickers reading “Give the timber tax to schools not owls,” reports on mill closures, and timber fact sheets describing timber supply during a number of years.
This set of folders consists of materials produced by Liz VanLeeuwen concerning the spotted owl/timber industry controversy.
These folders contain letters sent to and from VanLeeuwen concerning the spotted owl controversy and other issues faced by the Oregon logging community.
The materials in these folders include data and information compiled by VanLeeuwen concerning the timber industry and workers in Oregon, the Northwest Timber Summit, status of the Northern Spotted Owl and attempts to remove it from the endangered species list, the status of Pacific Northwest forests, VanLeeuwen’s trip to Washington D.C., activities of the Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, and the possible listing of the Marbled Murrelet. Also included are letters to the editor describing VanLeeuwen’s opinion of the overall spotted owl/timber industry controversy.
This folder includes notepads and sheets of notebook paper, envelopes, and pieces of scratch paper containing information and ideas recorded by VanLeeuwen. Also included are brochures from various businesses and tourist attractions in Washington D.C.
This folder contains news articles not written by VanLeeuwen that present her opinions on a variety of subjects. Topics covered include a Northwest salmon study, the government’s response to the spotted owl issue, the owl’s status (and more specifically removing it from the endangered species list), and land management plans. Materials in this folder also include photocopies of 2 images of VanLeeuwen with other politicians.
This folder contains newspaper articles and other publications describing the impact of the Budworm on forests as well as on the timber industry.
This series is made up of 9 annotated cassette tapes and 1 VHS tape. The majority of the tapes contain audio recordings of two Fish and Wildlife Commission Meetings. The VHS tape contains two news reports. One discusses the status of the Northern Spotted Owl and was produced by NBC. The other analyzes the Endangered Species Act and was produced for the series 20/20 on ABC.
Includes tapes 3 of 5, 4 of 5, and 5 of 5 for this meeting. These tapes have been separated from a folder titled "Fish and Wildlife Owl Delisting Testimony, 1993" which is a part of Series III VanLeeuwen Organized Files.
The VHS tape in this series contains two news reports. The first: "Report on the Spotted Owl" was produced by NBC Nightly News and aired September 17, 1993. The second: "Endangered Species Acts May Go Awry" was produced by ABC for the series 20/20 and aired on November 19, 1993. This tape was separated from the folder "Owl Petition - Delist - Video: NBC and ABC reports, 1993" in Series III VanLeeuwen Organized Files.