Can anyone tell me what is the required streamside set back under the current forrest practrices act in Washington. I heard it was only 50 feet. Is that true?

As for the timber industry only doing what was leagal in the past, lets not forget they fought long and hard to be allowed to keep up their destructive practices. Sure they knew about the harm they were doing. But the almighty dollar always comes first. Weyhauser, one of the largest, recently was found guilty of price fixing in an attempt to force small mills out of business. That tells me all I need to know about their corporate citizenship.