Timber - the loggers generally don't make the decisions where to log or how to log. At least with the big companies that is. What needs to happen is some fundamental shifts in how we log the land. Clearcutting is efficient, but it is penny wise and pound foolish (as we recently have seen). We all will have to pay more for all of our wood products but it will be better for the environment and we will have less of an impact on the riparian habitat and the fish.

The days of extremely labor intensive logging are going away. Just as the milkman has generally vanished, so will the logger - replaced by a more efficient technology. It's a really old story that will continually repeat. So, some loggers will still be loggers, adapting to the new technology and rolling with the punches. Most will need to find new work, what that is, I don't know. Some will probably find work keeping the logging machines in trim, there will still be truck drivers, some mill workers, etc.