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On Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:49:51 -0700, "kats" <kats@prcn.org> wrote:

> what about the clear cutting of the most beautiful softwood forests in the
>world, here in BC, Canada????????  don't you all want to save these
>places???  Don't you want to know a bit about them???????????????
>
>you are barking up the wrong TREE


	No, Kats, she's not.  If you've ever lived among those giant
redwoods, you'd be as concerned as Catherine.  

	Our ancient forests are wonderful and we should make every
effort to preserve them, but if one has to make a comparison of
losses, the results of logging our BC forests pales in comparison to
what has happened to the redwoods.

	We're fortunate.  We have hundreds of thousands of square
miles of forested land - much of it will never be logged as it's
simply too difficult and too costly to log in a cost-effective
fashion.  In this area alone, a major player in the forest industry
has recently declared bankruptcy and with its demise, others
are heading in the same direction.  A large pulp mill has closed
as well. 

	It's true, of course, that there are some areas 
that look like something God forgot and the responsibility
for this lies at two doors - the companies involved and
the government that has allowed them to abuse the land.

	But we're not running out of trees, Kat - not by
a country mile.  One fly-over trip just in the PNW will tell
that tale.  

	Am I forgetting So. Moresby and etc.?  No.  
Clearcutting has never made sense - much less so in
areas of such great sensitivity.

	However, without detracting from rightful concern
about our forests and ensuring conservation practices that
will guarantee their existence for as long as our world survives,
the anxiety over the loss of the forests to which Catherine
refers is more than justified.

	Cheers!

	K