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The first opportunity is with the US Forest Service which has recognized its old management plan for the Superior National Forest would have eliminated 86 percent of the remaining white pines on Superior National Forest timberlands. They're revising the plan, but they're under pressure from industry to cut more white pines rather than fewer because industry is running out of them. It's important that the US Forest Service and your congressional representatives hear from the public, too. The more they hear, the better the new plan will be for white pines. The plan will cover both national forests in Minnesota-the Superior National Forest and the Chippewa National Forest, and these forests include some of the largest stands of white pines remaining in Minnesota.