I did my management plan on the upper portion of wee tee, and from what I remember the that portion alone barely broke even over a 25yr period and I only called for one small clear cut that was immediately re-planted and then able to be cut again within the span of the management plan (25yrs). So I can kind of understand why they are thinking this way, however I can only imagine the cost of having a logging crew in there to work and I'd be willing to bet that its not as profitable as the SCFC would lead you to believe...
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. -Gifford Pinchot
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
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