Subject: FW: SW BIODIVERSITY ALERT #33

Subject: SW BIODIVERSITY ALERT #33

* ************* Southwest Biodiversity Alert #33 *****************
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*            southwest center for biological diversity           *
*                      ksuckling@sw-center.org                   *
*             http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/sw-center           *
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1.  POLL: ARIZONANS SUPPORT LOGGING INJUNCTION BY 2-1

2.  FOREST SERVICE CLAIMS SALVAGE TREES DO NOT BELONG TO ENVIROS
    EVEN AFTER BEING PAID FOR

3.  ROBIN SILVER WINS 26% OF REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTE

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1.  POLL: ARIZONANS SUPPORT LOGGING INJUNCTION BY 2-1

A poll by the Behavior Research Center determined that both
Democatic and Republican Arizonans support a 13 month old court
injunction barring all logging on all National Forests in Arizona and
New Mexico by a margin of 2-1. Ages 18 to 24 supported the injunction
88% to 10%, those over 55 supported it 49% to 36%.  According to the
pollster, "as younger adults age and become more active voters,
support for these types of environmental protection measures will
probably grow."

2.  FOREST SERVICE CLAIMS SALVAGE TREES DO NOT BELONG TO ENVIROS
    EVEN AFTER BEING PAID FOR

Even though the Forest Service accepted nearly $4,000 from the
Southwest Center as payment for the rights to log on the Rustler
Salvage Timber Sale, the Forest Service claims that the trees are not
the "property" of the Southwest Center until they are cut down and
taken out of the Coronado National Forest. The Forest has threatened
to resell the trees if they are not logged by October 14.  The Center
has objected on the grounds that the trees have been paid for,
pointing out that timber companies are given possession of trees
before they are cut.

The Southwest Center has appealed a previous court order allowing the
sale to go forward under the Salvage Rider. A hearing is scheduled for
October 11th in Seattle.

The Rustler Salvage Sale controversy has generated tremendous press
coverage, including several television specials in English and Spanish.


3.  ROBIN SILVER WINS 26% OF REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTE

Dr. Robin Silver, Conservation Chair of the Southwest Center, won
26% of Republican vote in his attempt to unseat Representative John
Shaddeg. Shaddeg, head of GOPAC, the Republican fundraising machine,
outspent Silver 5 to 1.