About 5 percent of the agency's timber sales in 1988 would have to be deferred, the officials said.

They're pushing more than 30 timber sales in these areas.

If you just let the industry lay out these timber sales, we could make money for the Government.

"It gives the authority to the chief to offer commercial timber sales in roadless areas."

The cost of building roads is also increasingly cited as the reason that many national forests lose money on timber sales.

The grants were calculated as a percentage of timber sales.

It would be one of the largest public timber sales in the nation's history.

Members' timber sales go through the group, which also sets the prices for buyers.

These timber sales should be supported by strong media coverage in Member States.

Some years the agency actually loses money on its timber sales.