Our objective is to get the harvest up without compromising these bedrock environmental values that we care about in Oregon.
Jim Risch: “Our objective is to get the harvest up without compromising these bedrock environmental values that we care about in…”
On the recordJune 24, 2013
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Risch emphasizes balancing timber harvest with environmental protection.
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