Herm,
Excellent points.
I am not trying to rain on anyone's parade, or say that they can't b!tch about past forest practices, but at that time, they were legal. The forestry industry has made changes, as mandated by law, to their harvest practices.
I think we are in agreement that the forestry industry has had significant impacts on salmon habitat, and other environmental issues. The issue at hand is if they have learned from the mistakes of the past to make things better for the future.
I believe that there have been a number of positive steps made in that direction.
The difference between an idealist and a realist is that the idealist can only see things his way, and if they are not changed immediately, then that is unacceptable. A realist sees things how they are, and how they would like things to be, and then tries to make the industries involved change their practices incrementally to acheive their goals.
I believe that we are all on the same side, we want the fish to succeed.
BTW, I know the difference between a feller buncher and a shovel logger, I know how to value an excavator by the wear patterns on the treads and under carriage, and I am proud to help finance folks involved in the forestry industry. I do it every day.
I also like to build things made out of wood. It is a beautiful medium to work with.
Andy
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