New Jobs Heal Old Wounds

摘要

FIXING PAST DAMAGE Local workers, including youngsters and displaced loggers and fishermen, have been hired for restoration projects and ongoing field surveys and monitoring overseen by the Coos Watershed Association, a non-profit concerned with some 150,000 acres of lush coastal forest lands, of which 40 percent is owned by Weyerhaeuser Corporation, a contributing partner. Besides the Association's staff, the projects employ contractors and their heavy equipment. Forest and watershed restoration includes a diverse set of activities ranging from thinning and [removing] hazardous fuels, removing noxious weeds, and modifying culverts, bridges, and dams to improve fish passage and stream habitat.