Contributed Environmental logger Bruce Vincent says British Columbians should pay close attention to the natural resource debate in the United States. “All Canada bas to do is look south of the border to sce where ° they’ll be in five to ten years. There’s a fine line between en- vironmental sensitivity and en- vironmental insanity," says Vin- cent, "and in the States,we have most definitely crossed that line." Vincent, a fourth-generation Montana logger, bas spent the last few years taking his message all across North America. He will speak ata public meeting in Ter- race next week, about the en- vironment, natural resources, and the economy. Unless small town residents be- come involved in the decision- making process, he. says, the Aincricans’ experience will be repeated here, "I hope folks north of the border have the wisdom to learn from what we’ve gone through, and not put themselves through the same kind of in- sanity." Vincent maintains . resource- dependent rural communities are often considered’ a "disposable" population in resource debates. He’s secn examples of this is his own community, when U.S. Fish . and Wildlife officials came to im- plement an experimental program for endangered grizzly bears which involved new techniques such as embryo implants and cross- fostering with other species. The opinions of the people ef- fected most, those living in the — area, Were Virtually ignored, he says. "They claimed we had four bears here, and they wanted to ultimately have a population of 90 to 120. That’s a significant change," At one meeting, Vincent asked the assistant director of the.- government branch why the griz- zly wasn’t being recovered in its historical locations. "It’s on the state flag in California. So I laughed aud said, "Why don’t you recover ’em in Sacramento?’ And he laughed and I laughed, and then he said, "Can you im- agine the public outcry?’ The very, very clear message was the urban population was discounted, ‘and iaybe Worse; ‘they were in- ‘Aisposable.” 7 Page B4 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 6, 1992 Sensitivity, not insanity! Bruce Vincent they’re busy feeding themselves. If we elect to discontinue provid- ing for ourselves, then we run lhe risk of becoming importers of raw products and exporters of en- By rallying together, the com- munity convinced officials to turn fo more reasonable solutions to the grizzly problem. "We’re tak- ‘ing bears, as a gift, from British Columbia, and planting them in our ecosysiem with a monitor and watching. We gained a voice." In resource management, Vin- cent fecls the public opinions which effect land use. decisions come from a “loud" minority. "Those of.a preservationist bent, rather than a conservationist beat, {are) attending the mectings and providing public input, . and providing in fact, ninety percent of the public input. They’re gen- erally slight in. number, but in- credibly large in voice and ability, as far as interacting with the pracess." He also points out that preset- vation, which advocates setting large areas aside in the name of sound ecology, may ultimately” bann our global environment, ‘"We have a population on this planet that is going to, reach 12 billion people. Those people are going to want food, clothing and sheller. So it becomes a.question of who is going to provide those resources?" " If current resource supplies are cut off through preservation or mismanagement, Vincent notes that raw materials will have to came from clscwhere, "Else- where could very well be devel- “oping: countries; with Little or no * envitoumental:' restraint, because vironmental hazards..., of colonizing third world developing countries for their. resources, at the expense of their environment, Any member of our planet ought to be concerned about that." Vin- cent says we should be aiming for our own sustainable development. Strong public input from rural populations about resource man- agement is the key to it all, Vin- cent believes. "There’s an ethic...in small communities. We use a common sense approach to life, we have a handshake that is good, and we stare each other straight in. the cyeball., And at- tending public meetings and being actively involved in that portion of the system that is directing our future is just not part of it. We’re going to have to learn the process and become in- volved in it. "We have a good story to tell. But if we never tell it, then the people who are doing the talking are the ones that are going to lead the people.the world is run by those who show up," he con- cludes. Bruce Vincent spoke last night at R.E.M. Lee Theatre, a National Forestry Week event sponsored by the Terrace-branch of Cana- dian Women in Timber. _ YOU NEED A RAIN TIRE, EH? - Need traction... a comfortable ride... good mileage too? Need a Road Hazard _ and a Wear Out Warranty? How about a ZR Rated All Season racial... radial with a 75,000 Km Wear Out Warranty? Confused? C'mon, get a grip at your - Toyo dealer today. He'll take the confusion out of choosing the right ~ tire foryou. And he'il also give you 2 FREE “Get a Grip” fashion T-Shirt when you buy a set of Toyo Tires. Supplies are limited, so hurry down! 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