Jackassalope

Better Together

I was doing some research today regarding forestry techniques, and I came across some information that has been a long time coming. It was a story discussing the need of environmentalist finding middle ground with the timber industry in order to harvest trees from local forests in a healthy manner.

One of the leading “eco-terrorist” of the 90s began reaching out to the lumber industry after fires started ravaging Oregon forests due to overgrowth and excess ladder fuels. It seems like a simple idea, yet, it has taken this long to be talked about. And oddly enough, the article urging lumber production and forest management to be brought back to Oregon was published in an activism magazine.

All I’m saying is that harvesting trees systematically using sustainable practices creates healthy forest. I worked for the forest service for several years and saw the benefits of this every day. The problem is that too many people refuse to find common ground. The fact of the matter is that the only way for the lumber industry and activists to co-exist is by working together. If they don't, they both fail.