Dancing in place: The Clinton Administration and aquatic ecosystem protection in the Pacific Northwest

This article first examines conditions in aquatic ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. The article then criticizes the Clinton Administration's plan for managing the forests on the west side of the Cascade Mountains on the basis of its likely effectiveness in restoring and protecting healthy ecological conditions in the region's watersheds. The author concludes that the Administration's "ecosystem management" plan is a laudable effort to improve public land stewardship in the Pacific Northwest, However, the Administration has failed to propose and implement measures that would be likely to assure a return to ecological health in the region's streams and rivers.