Originally Posted By: Oregonian
Why not take it a step further...why is it ok for companies to cut down trees on public forests..............if you want lumber, go cut down a tree your ownself ?


Because its the cheapest most plentiful source of building materials.

Not all public land is logged and a lot of land that is logged is privately held. The public lands in washington and those logged, help provide funding for K-12 education. A lot of timber is shipped oversea