Nature Conservancy and Save-the-Redwoods League Applaud Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy Court Decision

Mendocino Redwood Company Assuming Control of Pacific Lumber Ends Decades of Conflict

Humboldt County, CA — June 6, 2008 — The following joint statement was issued today by Mike Sweeney, executive director of the California chapter of The Nature Conservancy and Ruskin Hartley, executive director of Save-the-Redwoods League.

“We are very excited about this decision. Mendocino Redwood Company has a proven track record as a successful company that cares about its workers and its forests. As Mendocino takes over we are confident they will demonstrate the sort of leadership we've come to expect from them and that they end decades of conflict by working with the people of Humboldt to protect the forests, the economy and the Humboldt way of life.

It’s time to move beyond the court room battles of the last 18 months and start focusing on the land and the community. We look forward to supporting Mendocino Redwoods Company in protecting the old-growth redwoods and other sensitive lands, and creating a long-term sustainable solution for Humboldt’s redwood forests.”

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.