Conclusion, I

• Are there ever any cumulative impacts? The California Department of Forestry says: "C.D.F. reviews an average of 1,200 THPs each year... Approximately 1,200 THPs are approved each year." (Source: "Timber Harvesting in California," a C.D.F. Fact Sheet)

• "The damage done [to the Wheatfield fork of the Gualala] by logging was huge and it will take decades more to approach the pre-harvest conditions we would like to see. The stream canopy on the Wheatfield is generally poor... " From a CDF Pre-harvest Inspection, 1999