Pacific yew environmental impact statement

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We appreciate your interest in the Pacific Yew Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) project and thank you for writing to us. This newsletter is the third in a series we will publish during the duration of the EIS project. More than 800 readers sent us comments in response to the December newsletter regarding the issues we should consider while analyzing yew collection programs for taxol production. We published these issues in the February newsletter. About 100 people wrote to us in response to the February newsletter. In summary, this is what readers said: Many readers liked the information in the February newsletter and think we're on track with the issues, with some exceptions from those who feel we've done and are doing a poor job with forests in general. About 15 readers responded to the issue of whether or not to enter set-asides such as Wilderness Areas and owl Habitat Conservation Areas by saying "no, don't enter these areas." In the words of one reader from Etna, California, "Such entry, harvest and yew removal would seriously disrupt other major values for these natural ecosystems ... " On the other hand, two readers feel we should enter any areas where yew trees grow in order to get taxol for research. Other common comments (5 or more readers agreed) were: Continue to encourage the development of other sources of taxol Protect overall forest health and ecosystems for the future Regenerate yew (work on propagation techniques) Maintain a sustained yield of yew Concentrate on needle and twig harvest rather than bark Utilize as much of the yew tree as possible for taxol

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Reference Code: U92USF04IDUS

Full Citation: Full Citation: USDA Forest Service. 1992 Jun. Pacific yew environmental impact statement. Pacific Yew EIS Project, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR. 10 pp.

Location: PLANT EF: TAXUS BREVIFOLIA