Timber Bulletin Nov/Dec - Minnesota Forest Industries

(continued from page 18)Michigan challenging the YabaEnvironmental Assessment on theOttawa National Forest. The suitchallenges the decision but asks thejudge to suspend all aspen sales onnational forests in Michigan,Wisconsin and Minnesota pendinga region wide study of aspenmanagement. Counsel for theSierra Club in this suit is the sameattorney who has filed most of theunsuccessful appeals and lawsuitson the Superior National Forest inrecent years.Lawsuit Proceeds toSupreme CourtAn appeal of the MinnesotaCenter for EnvironmentalAdvocacy’s (MCEA) lawsuitagainst the Minn. Pollution ControlAgency and Boise Cascade hasbeen accepted by the MinnesotaSupreme Court. MCEA lost inKoochiching County District Courtand then won their appeal in theMinn. Court of Appeals. TheMPCA and Boise Cascade thenappealed to the Supreme Court.TPA, Minnesota ForestryAssociation, Wood Fiber EmployeesJoint Legislative Council andMinnesota Forest Industries wereallowed to file an amicus briefsupporting the MPCA and BoiseCascade. Trout Unlimited, TheIzaak Walton League, TheAudubon Society, Sawbill CanoeOutfitters, Piragos NorthwoodsCo., Clean Water Action, Friends ofthe Boundary Waters Wildernessand Northeastern Minnesotans forWilderness were also allowed tofile an amicus brief in support ofMCEA.The core of the MCEA suit is achallenge to the use of voluntaryforest management guidelines inMinnesota. MCEA prefersregulations and seeks to have themimplemented through air and waterpermits.Potlatch CorporationNames Frank CarrollMinnesota PublicAffairs DirectorPotlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) has named Franklin O.Carroll regional director of publicaffairs, headquartered in Cloquet,Minn. Carroll succeeds Archie D.Chelseth, who has elected to takeearly retirement after 22 years withthe company.Carroll has been the company’scommunications manager for thewestern region, headquartered inLewiston, Idaho, since 1997. In hisnew position, Carroll will beresponsible for communityrelations and communications forPotlatch pulp, paper and woodproducts operations in Minnesota,and will serve as governmentalrelations counsel for the companyin northern Minnesota and St. Paul.Prior to joining Potlatch, Carrollserved in a variety of public affairspositions with the U.S. ForestService in the western UnitedStates. A native of Arizona, heholds a bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of New Mexico and amaster’s degree in publicadministration from Boise StateUniversity in Boise, Idaho. He haswritten extensively on the subjectof natural resource managementand is accredited by the PublicRelations Society of America.Chelseth joined the company asdirector of public affairs in Minnesotain 1979 after a distinguishedpolitical career in Minnesota thatincluded work with both thelegislature and the governor’soffice as well as the MinnesotaDepartment of Natural Resources.During his tenure with Potlatch,Chelseth served as a member andpresident of the Minnesota HigherEducation Coordinating Board andas a founding member of theMinnesota State Colleges andUniversities Board of Trustees, inaddition to serving on the CloquetSchool Board.Potlatch Corporation is adiversified wood and paperproducts company with operationsin seven states and 1.5 million acresof forestland in Arkansas, Idahoand Minnesota.20 Timber Bulletin November/December 2001