Forests and Fish Committee 1999 forest and fish report

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The Forests and fish report is a negotiated document that describes an approach to achieving the following goals:

  1. to provide compliance with the Endangered Species Act for aquatic and riparian dependent species on non-federal forest lands;
  2. to restore and maintain riparian habitat on non-federal forest lands to support a harvestable supply of fish; .
  3. to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act for water quality on non-federal forest lands; and '
  4. to keep the timber industry "economically viable in the State of Washington.

It provides a foundation for the current Forest Practices Act