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THE BRITISH Columbia Forest
Service has initiated a survey to
find out the recreation use, de-
mand and vaiue of provincial
forests to British Columbians,
Forests Minister Dave Parker an-
nounced recently.

Parker said the survey is the first
of its kind by the Forest Service

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and is in keeping with the Forest
Service’s commitment to manage
provincial forests for all resources.
it will be conducted over two fiscal
years by Campbell-Goodel! Can-
sultants Ltd. of Vancouver.

“The survey will include some
questions on behalf of the Ministry
of Environment's wildlife

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“We are cooperating with the
wildlife branch to ensure that costs
to government are kept to a mini-
mum by avoiding duplication of
effort and any overlaps between
ministries,’” he said.

Parker said the forest service
will use the data obtained to assess

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the values of natural settings,
esthetics, and various recreation
activities in| more quantitative
terms.

“Traditionally, these values
have only been measured in quali-
tative terms."*

“We need this information to
improve our planning and

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management of forest recreation
resources to ensure that they are
protected and integrated with other
forest resource uses.””

Parker said questionnaires will
be mailed to 10,000 randomly
selected British Columbians.

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