[reaganaut1]

If someone wants to buy some land for a "private playground", that's his right. I have more respect for people who properly use the land to produce things we need, such as lumber for homes.

[bill1952]

Will he maintain it or just look at it?

Proper logging is better for the ecology than leaving it primordial.

[Past Your Eyes]

"He thought they were cutting too much, so he bought the land."

How quaint. Arrogant rich bastards are so charming. I think his horses crap too much so they need to be shot.

[Clock King]

So what did he do for a living to make all that money?

[Fairview]

Good for them. If the land is for sale, there’s nothing wrong with anybody buying it. Put your money where your mouth is; if you want land to stay open, then buy it instead of forcing government (= taxpayers) to buy it for you. This man and people like him are at least doing something useful with their money.

[sportutegrl]

Actually I like this better than the enviros trying to prevent owners from developing or logging by using the Endangered Species Act. If they want to keep someone from logging on their own land, they should buy the land.

[tubebender]

Pacific Lumber has several acres of Redwoods here in Humboldt County next to the Headwaters forest they can’t log because the tree huggers bring lawsuit after lawsuit to thwart them. PL dropped a nuclear bomb last week by announcing they would sell 160 acre plots to the rich and the board of Stupidvisors over reacted and put a moratorium on all timer land. This set off a firestorm at Tuesdays meetin from ranchers and small timber land owners.

I have to leave for work but maybe someone can find it in the Times-Standard. See ya later...