re: Collaboration to save the West's forests

You just have to have professionals foresters involved. The science is there. The value of the timber will pay all the bills. We best hope the timber companies make a profit. That way you create a ton of great jobs, lower the cost of importing lumber from Canada and give us a marketable commodity we can export worldwide.

These forests, to save them, and allow them to coexist with an ever increasing population, must be managed. It’s really simple. We have to take the emotion out of all of this discussion. Our forests are a tremendous asset, just like our oil and gas reserves. AND OUR FORESTS ARE RENEWABLE.