You are sick.....there are millions of acres of trees, so what if we harvest what is there? Managed forests are so friendly to wildlife that more should be cut...clear cuts are deer habitate disneyworlds. Get off you butt and get into the forests... you are a perfect example of why we have the three S's.
I think you keep misunderstanding what I'm asserting. Sick ? How so ? I agree there are millions of acres of trees. What if we harvest what is there ? Read what I've been posting. Harvest to your heart's content in the areas that are not designated wilderness areas. Get off my butt and get into the forests ? Since May, we've been out practically every weekend. The Salmon-Huckleberry wilderness area around Mt. Hood, Summit Lake near Mt. Hood, and recently did the Barlow Road route to show the kids a route of the Oregon Trail. It was great to be able to teach them about that before going out, and being fortunate enough to show them the actual trail.
In addition to that, we've covered most of the NW coast this summer. As I mentioned, the Nehalem, Nestucca, Trask, Necanicum, and Wilson rivers are some of our favorites. We'll be frequenting the heck out of those in the coming months with the rains and fresh Pacific salmon on their way.
I have literally thousands of pictures from our adventures this summer. That's what we do. We go into the forests. After years of doing that, we've started wondering about the wildlife around us. The trees, plants, etc. It seems like a logical step if you're going to be spending the large amount of your recreational time in those forests.
Now, from the research I've done, the forest fires are a natural part of the forest life. If human lives are at stake, sure put out those fires. But otherwise, many of those species actually require the fires in order to thrive. I haven't even looked into the "spotted owl" assertions made by others HERE, but really, the only animals you typically see are deer anyways.
The bottom line is, if you take something out of those forests, it needs to be replaced. Again, I'm *not* talking about the private lands or the forests with the abundance of Douglas Firs that the loggers like. I'm talking about wilderness areas, such as the Kalmiopsis. And the makeup of those soils is so unique, that it's practically impossible to replace it via human intervention. Let those forests remain unique. If you look on a map, you'll see that it's a small portion of SW Oregon. It's unnecessary to start loggin those areas, even under the ruse of "They just had a fire, mine as well log it all now".