Clausen refers to Redwood National Park as the "Burton Bombshell" that was dropped on the people of Humbolt County. More than 1600 jobs would be lost, and the potential overall cost impact may exceed one billion dollars. He critiques the inventory of redwood land and concludes that the best redwood acres are already in state parks. He believes that the "laudable goal" of protecting the tall trees is unnecessary and unaffordable, and is a smokescreen for a land grab. The alternative to park expansion to protect the redwoods, Clausen sugggests, lies in the uncommitted acreage already under the discretionary authority of the secretary of the interior. Clausen contends that the coast redwood is a fast growing conifer that occupies almost the same area it occupied at the time of arrival of white people. Redwood forests for production and for parks both play a dynamic role in California, and there must be a place for both.