On 12/5/2013 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:31:59 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't expect proactive burns in this day and age of
>>> Republicans strangling the budget, which results in layoffs and
>>> skeleton staffing of National Parks. We're lucky the Republicans
>>> haven't been able to sell off forestry land and they still exist.
>>
>> You don't need to use tax dollars to let government employees play with
>> "controlled burns" that sometimes get out of control, cause air
>> pollution and waste resources. You can have private logging companies
>> pay to selectively harvest and thin the long overgrown forests, have no
>> fires to get out of control, produce no pollution and provide valuable
>> resources that can be used for such things as home building further
>> providing jobs as well.
>
> We need more forest rangers, not private business goons raping the
> land.
>
We may, but in many cases the private yield growth-managed forests are a
lot healthier than our national forests.

http://www.wfpa.org/page/healthy-forests/

Washington’s private forest landowners protect their growing forests
from fire, insects, and disease, while safeguarding wildlife and water
quality

http://www.oregon.gov/odf/privatefor...tiveshfrp.aspx

Restore and enhance ecosystems and habitat for threatened and endangered
species while promoting sustainable timber harvests on working forest
lands.
Those who enter into a Permanent Easement receive 100 percent of the
appraised easement value and 100 percent of the average cost of
practices. Those who select a 10-Year Easement receive 50 percent of the
average cost of practices.
The property must be 40 acres or more of private, working forest land
that will contribute existing northern spotted owl habitat.
The participant develops a Forest Stewardship Plan and participates in a
Safe Harbor agreement for the protection of spotted owl habitat.