gotta agree with Eddie on the Tongass deal..I also would like to research this some more to see what the rest of it is all about. I think the pendulum swung too far one way and hope it doesn't swing too far the other way now. I suspect that this "new" policy didn't hatch overnight however. Better do some homework on this one. Cutting down old growth sucks and too much of it is happening around the world. Selling raw logs to Japan is really selling out our natural resources for a buck. Just like our fisheries going to Japan ...Lots of species bordering extinction to satisfy the Japanese appetite for fish. Seaweed for sushi...Sea Urchin eggs for sushi....antlers and bear parts for bigger boners??? Draw the line somewhere please....