[llevrok]

I grew up in a coastal Washington logging and lumbering town. The early '80's brought the spotted owl and the end of 7,000 high paying jobs in my community alone.That directly impacted 21,000 others (families, businesses...).

Recently, enviro scientists announced that the owl lives in greater abundance than they estimated 20 years previous. Much greater, in fact. Those of us who make our living from forest products told them that back then.

None-the-less, no apologies for their little mistake. In fact, there is no action being taken to de-list the spotted owl from the Endangered Specicies Act listing. Why?

Environmentalists now say that the closure of the so called old growth forests has been a good move, owl or no owl.

[Racehorse]

I grew up in a coastal Washington logging and lumbering town.

Just curious.  How many and for how long did sawmills operate in your town?

All I know about such things is pretty much limited to pre-1860 East Texas.  Would be interested to read what you have to write about a more northernly and more current locale.  :-)