JUNE 24, 2012 |
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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK |
www.GiveUsOurLandBack.org |
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Today's guest: Mike Dubrasich |
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MIKE
DUBRASICH
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About Mike Dubrasich
Mike Dubrasich has been a practicing professional forester in Oregon
since 1975. For the last 31 years he has been a private consulting
forester specializing in forest biometrics.
Mr. Dubrasich has organized three different consulting firms and
served as Oregon Chapter Chair of the Assoc of Consulting Foresters
of America. He is author of "A Guide to Innovative Tree Farming in
the Pacific Northwest." In 2007 he founded the Western Institute for
Study of the Environment, a non-profit educational website teaching
environmental stewardship and caring for the land:
http://westinstenv.org . |
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Mr. Dubrasich recently founded Give Us Our Land Back:
http://giveusourlandback.org Give Us Our Land Back
is a civic coalition spearheading the Petition to De-Federalize
Oregon Lands.
We seek redress of grievances as authorized by the First Amendment
to the United States Constitution. Our grievances are:
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Our public lands rightfully belong to the Counties of Oregon,
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we deserve, indeed are Constitutionally guaranteed, the same rights
and privileges afforded other States, and
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Federal trusteeship over those lands has failed catastrophically,
damaging our environment, our economy, and our social integrity.
The redress we seek is transfer of title and jurisdiction of Federal
lands to the Counties in which those lands lie. has been a
practicing professional forester in Oregon since 1975. For the last
31 years he has been a private consulting forester specializing in
forest biometrics. |
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Discussions on our
program today: |
Give Us Our Land
Back
www.GiveUsOurLandBack.org |
MIKE DUBRASICH'S LETTER TO NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE |
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From: Mike Dubrasich, Exec Dir
33862 Totem Pole Rd.
Lebanon, OR 97355
541-223-5764 |
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To: Honorable Don Hastings, Chairman, Natural Resources Committee
US House of Representatives, Washington DC 20515
Re: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National
Parks, Forests
and Public Lands oversight field hearing on: "Failed Federal Forest
Policies:
Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species" May 21, 2012
Testimony for the record for the Longview, WA, Field Hearing |
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Greetings, |
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My name is Mike Dubrasich. I have been a practicing professional
forester in Oregon since 1975. For the last 31 years I have been a
private consulting forester. I am author of "A Guide to Innovative
Tree Farming in the Pacific Northwest" as well as numerous
scientific papers. |
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I am a founder and Executive Director of the Western Institute for
Study of the
Environment, a non-profit educational website teaching environmental
stewardship and caring for the land:
http://westinstenv.org
I am also a founder and Executive Director of Give Us Our Land Back,
a civic betterment corporation spearheading the Petition to
De-Federalize Oregon Lands:
http://giveusourlandback.org . |
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My testimony today consists of six parts which follow. Testimony of
Mike Dubrasich, Give Us Our Land Back. |
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1 - Firebombing Spotted
Owl Stands
Last September the US Forest Service waged an aerial attack on
Oregon old-growth Spotted Owl forests by firebombing them.
Approximately 6,400 acres of heritage forest were destroyed by
military-style incendiary bombing. |
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It really happened. And now firebombing old-growth is established as
the de facto forest policy on Federal lands in Oregon and elsewhere.
The chemical used by the USFS to incinerate old-growth Spotted Owl
habitat at Santiam Pass was potassium permanganate (KMnO4) injected
with glycerin. The explosive chemicals were encased in polyacrylate
“Ping Pong balls” ejected by government helicopters on green
forests. |
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An instant canopy fire resulted, an effect similar to napalm.
The Shadow Lake Fire received no initial attack. Deschutes National
Forest public
announcements declared the fire management strategy was “allowing
nature to run its course in the wilderness.” That is a treatment
prescription, but no EIS, EA, or other NEPA process was instituted.
No Section 7 ESA consultations were made with USFWS. |
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Read the
complete letter:
http://wethepeopleradiorecords.com/20120624/Dubrasich_testimony_05212012.pdf
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Websites and
material mentioned on
today's program: |
http://GiveUsOurLandBack.org |
Dubrasick's Testimony in PDF |
www.evergreenmagazine.com |
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