ADAM PEARSON

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May 23, 2007
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Spotted owl draft recovery plan is a no-go for non-industry

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared for a throng and a ruckus. Instead a polite gathering came. In less than two hours Tuesday night, commenters had their say on the 2007 Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan. The majority of the 18 outspoken people, of the more than 50 who came to the agency's public information and comment meeting at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, railed against the plan and called for improvements to the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan. At least two, however, favored the plan and agreed that spotted owl populations would recover and be delisted as a threatened …

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