2. NEW REPORT SAYS “INVEST IN SALMON”

The long-term benefits produced by recovering salmon populations outweigh
the short-term economic gains produced by logging the fish’s habitat, according
to a new report previewed Wednesday for Oregon’s Board of Forestry.
“Preserving and protecting salmon habitat acts like financial assets.
It generates a flow of economic benefits over time,” according to Ed Whitelaw,
an economist with ECONorthwest in Eugene. ECONorthwest produced the report,
“Salmon, Timber and the Economy,” for the …

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