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Clearcutting is essential for regeneration of commercially desirable tree species.
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Small patch cutting and selective harvesting are highly effective and widely used techniques for regeneration of all commercial species in Oregon. Selective cutting can be economically profitable and environmentally sound.
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Chemical herbicides and pesticides are the only effective techniques for eliminating unwanted vegetation and insect outbreaks.
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Manual brush control, integrated pest management, and organic, non-toxic weed and pest controls have proven to be equally or more effective than toxic chemical use.
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A ban on clearcutting and chemical use will bankrupt Oregon's timber industry.
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Hundreds of ecologically-minded foresters throughout the state are prospering without the use of clearcutting or the use of toxic chemicals.
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Clearcutting and chemical use maximizes the productive potential of Oregon's forestlands.
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Clearcutting and toxic chemicals cause erosion and damage soil fertility, soil health, and forest productivity. They also poison our water, harming people and wildlife.
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Restricting clearcuts and chemical use will cost jobs.
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Sustainable forestry and organic weed and pest control creates thousands of long-term jobs in the expanding market for ecologically sustainable forest workers.
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