I would like a copy of the complete speech.

Paul Rebers

At 08:35 AM 2/10/99 -0600, you wrote:
>An excerpt of Chief Dombeck's speech.  I will forward the entire speech to
>anyone who would like to read it.
>Jane Clark
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>Nothing should ever compromise public ownership of public lands. Our
>overriding objective must be to maintain the health, diversity, and
>productivity of our lands and waters - recreation use must occur within
>those ecological sideboards. Outdoor recreation is a wonderful way to
>educate our children about the wonders of nature and the imperative of
>treating and stewarding the land with respect.
>
>In the end, recreation use - all uses of national forests and grasslands
>are
>about limits. Talking about limits to growth is very difficult for such a
>prosperous culture as ours. We are a nation of optimism, where we attempt
>to
>use technology and wealth to find solutions to resource dilemmas.
>Unfortunately, such growth even with the best technology often carries
>consequences.
>
>Wild places and natural areas are of increasing importance to a society
>that
>can afford to protect them. We are all too familiar with the battle between
>protection and development. The writer, T.H. Watkins recently said, ``in
>natural regions, as in public libraries, we should not be allowed to do
>everything we can merely because we can do it.'' A decade ago, the timber
>program on national forests ran up against a buzz saw of changing social
>and
>environmental values in the Pacific Northwest. And just as surely as a
>river
>will find its flood plain, social values will prevail in such debates.
>
>Most Americans value public lands for the sense of open space, wildness and
>naturalness they provide, clean air and water, and wildlife and fish. Other
>uses, whether they are ski developments, mountain biking trails, or off
>road
>vehicles have a place in our multiple use framework. But that place is
>reached only after we ensure that such activities do not, and will not,
>impair the productive capacity of the land. That is the essence of our
>recreation strategy.
>
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