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would be a gesture in futility, akin to giving CPR to a drowning victim only to bludgeon her <br />on the head. <br />To the uninformed layperson, whether the city of Eugene purchases the 39 -acre Amazon <br />HgAdwaters remnant native forest may seem nothing more than a N.I.M.B.Y. ( "not in my <br />likyartl �ssc; of little importance to anyone outsdethe- South =Hls:af Eugene, mheh ies <br />thy rest of Oregon. - <br />Ho±vever, we would submit that the outcome of this decision may be considered a kind of <br />litmus test for the state of Oregon's current level of comprehension of the value of an <br />ecologically- functioning landbase and an indication of what is to come for future generations <br />of Oregonians; <br />A-1990 Earth Day flyer distributed by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of <br />Lod Management states: "A tree that lives 50 years will contribute services worth $196,50 <br />v�ithin its life span." The city of Eugene has a rare opportunity to spend $3.8 million to <br />prmeet what's left of a forest that, if these calculations are at all accurate, is worth hundreds <br />of .millions. This is the bargain of the century, we' -ask you to please not pass it up. <br />6 0 <br />Cascara's ecosystem Advocates <br />c <br />.ijr.: <br />