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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=375183322-04092007>Good Afternoon Inland Empire SAF Members.
Attached is the Executive Summary of a report prepared for the Washington DNR by
the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington.
Those of us who live and work in the State of Washington may find the
conclusions of this report more interesting, and timely, than those of us
who live and work in Idaho. However, the implications of the conclusions
in the report will impact the forest industry, and related timber markets,
in Idaho as well. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=375183322-04092007>This report also fits nicely with the
topics that we discussed at the IE/MT Annual Meeting last
April.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=375183322-04092007></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>I<SPAN class=375183322-04092007> f you wish to read the entire
report, simply follow the directions to the Rural Technology home
page.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=375183322-04092007></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=375183322-04092007>I
hope you have had a wonderful summer in spite of, or because of,
the extreme fire year that we have had had. I look forward to
seeing you in the future.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Anderson,</FONT> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>ACF,</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>CF</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Chair</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Inland Empire Society</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>jkanderson@plix.com</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>(509) 738-3133 </FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Final
Report<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">July 31,
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Prepared for the
Washington Department of Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">as requested by the
Washington State Legislature<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">by the College of
Forest Resources, University of Washington</SPAN><SPAN
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abstract for your reading pleasure addressing the future of Washington’s forests
and forestry industries. If you wish to read the full report, go to this
website and download the full report or portions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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