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Laurie a. Wayburn is coounder and president o the Pacifc Forest Trust, which

is based in San Francisco, Caliornia. She was the Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the

Lincoln Institute in 20092010. Her ellowship working paper on which this articleis based, Fo ud s Clm Polcy: a Compv appoc,

is available on the Web site (www.lincolninst.edu). Contact: [email protected]

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