LETTERS: AUDUBON PANEL MAKEUP IS CHANGED

To the editor:

I'm writing in reference to your April 2 article about the Audubon Society of Missouri meeting to be held in Cape Girardeau April 23-25. Specifically, I'm concerned because a few of the details about the panel discussion on actual and possible effects of high-capacity chip mills on forestry practices in Missouri were not correct. These errors apparently resulted from the changing nature of our plans rather than bad reporting. While it is true that the panel is designed to air a variety of points of view, the makeup of the panel as reported was partly inaccurate. The panel will be moderated by Joe Garvey, a Missouri Department of Conservation forester stationed at the department's service center in Cape Girardeau. Currently, panelists include Dave Bedan, a Missouri Audubon Council member who serves on Gov. Mel Carnahan's Advisory Committee on Chip Mills; Steve Galliher, procurement manager for Willamette Industries, which operates a chip mill at Mill Spring; and Clint Trammel, forest manager for Pioneer Forest of Salem.

The discussion, to which the public is invited, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 24 at the Show Me Center.

DANIEL STRAUBELFour Seasons Audubon Society

Cape Girardeau