Logging Burned Timber

Logging burned timber If you have ever ridden horseback or hiked through a forest that has been mismanaged or burned, it is nearly impossible, for the carnage. Well Oregon's Biscuit fire in 2002 left quite a mess in its aftermath and the conclusion any logical person would make is that cleaning up the burned timber would benefit wildlife, recreation and the ranching. Timber companies want to log 370 million board feet of dead timber in an area of over 19,000 acres, equating to less than five percent of the area burned by the fire. Sounds like a good deal, clear up some of the mess and provide some income for loggers. Throwing all logic to the wind environmental groups are now contesting logging burned trees saying among other things that dead trees are better for fish and wildlife. Come one aren't these the same guys that carry on about recycling and renewable resources, in fact I found some on-line eco- sites that they sell wood recovered from river bottoms, obviously they weren't worried about the fish when they want to make a buck. I'm Susan Allen and this is Food Forethought. Source: ENN 01/31.05 I'm Susan Allen and this is Food Forethought. ENN.com January 31, 2005.