We have too many lawyers and judges with little to no scientific knowledge making too many scientific decisions.
Biological decisions should be made by the forest service experts with life long experiences in the forests and with graduate degrees in forestery.
They may not be perfect, but the foresters will make better scientific decisions than the lawyers.
Did we ever work together? If I had a dollar for every time I have heard your words. Unfortunately, a forester or biologist always takes a backseat in a room full of enviro and agency lawyers. And like a child in a heated divorce, the species takes a backseat to all.
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