BIOLOGY 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: State Ownership, Rattan, Microeconomics
Document Summary
Clifford- deal is reached to save california redwood forest. Pacific lumber company agreed to million deal to save california"s headwaters. Transfers 10,000 acres of forest about 250 miles north of san francisco into public ownership sets strict new guidelines for protecting water quality and wild habitat on over. 200,000 acres of surrounding forest that will remain in pacific lumber"s hands. Only about 5% of redwoods still good. Dwindling species- spotted owl, murrelet, sea bird, coho salmon. Strategy for protecting wildlife was @ heart of agreement because determined how much of pl"s land would remain off limits to logging. Agreement still let them to be able to cut up to 200 mil and also would bring end to civil disobediance/environmental battles. Public ownership and prohinitions of logging near streams as well as barring cutting trees in old growth groves. Higher than ever imposed on timper companies- they get charged mad money if they break contract.
