I strongly urge you to reconsider the entirety of the Western Oregon Plan 
Revisions and develop a comprehensive new plan. The current alternatives, 
particularly Alternative 2, are completely irresponsible and unsustainable and 
would set Oregon back 25 years in forest management and environmental 
protections. They also violate existing laws and would generate hundreds of 
lawsuits.

The BLM must recognize that old growth ecosystems across all lands in the 
Northwest need to be conserved in order to protect the endangered species that 
live within these systems. The WOPR plan would increase logging of these 
scarce resources, resulting in degraded wildlife habitat and a return to the 
increased social conflict and public controversy prevalent in the late 1980's and 
early 1990's.   

While a No Action Alternative would be preferable to the WOPR alternatives, the 
Oregon Heritage Forests has developed a plan, the Community Conservation 
Alternative (http://www.oregonheritageforests.org/comconalt ), that offers multiple 
public benefits: less public controversy over logging mature and old-growth 
forests; greater public support for federal forests management; fewer conflicts 
over wildlife habitat requirements; fewer appeals and lawsuits; and lower 
management costs. This is the type of plan that I would like my tax dollars to 
support.

As state, national and global communities recognize the critical importance of 
conservation and sustainable management of natural resources in the face of 
scientific evidence of global warming, it's time to look forward and set new 
standards for habitat protection, ecological restoration, forest and fire 
management and social and economic responsibility. 

Oregon needs a forward-looking plan that integrates conservation of old-growth 
ecosystems and restoration of forests and watersheds. Such a plan would 
continue to provide employment as well as supply clean drinking water, habitat 
for fish and wildlife that supports hunting and fishing, improve Oregon residents' 
quality of life, promote tourism, and elevate Oregon's stature as a "green" state.

Thank you for your consideration.

Amy Richard
Ashland, Oregon