that was not at all my intent and i hope that the thread does not have to turn into that. it is the truth however and it needs to be pointed out that supporting conservative policies on the environment will come back to bite us and our resources and the skok is a classic example of this. when you get a 100 or a 500 year flood every year... something is wrong.
the question was put.. why is something wrong with the skok? and the answer is not one that most conservative like to hear. there is alot of good qualities about the republican party but the truth should not be covered up and the truth is that conservative policies did this to the skok.....

now if i am wrong then i would be happy to discuss timber policy or other environmental policies from mason countyand how it relates to watersheds but it is very difficult to talk policy on the environment without discussing the two opposing viewpoints on the environment.

this is a case that shows clearly that the "jobs vs the environment" mentality is wrong. "the environment is jobs" and a healthy environment creates a healthy economy. mason county would have profited many times more by preserving its salmon and steelhead runs for the future rather than giving in to short sided timber interests.

durring the "spotted owl" years, logging unemployment rose by 15% but durring those same years 25% more trees than ever were cut down. now who was being lied to?

politics and how it relates to fishing and our resources is probably the single most important discussion that the fishing community needs to have.