There is a crisis in our forests. No one disputes this simple fact.

There's a crisis in our forests. No one disputes this simple fact.

We are not managed to maximize revenues.

The assumption is that appeals and litigation are an impediment to the Forest Service doing more work on the ground.

That is one of the reasons why I put out that accelerated restoration strategy.

If the issue is the price and the importation because of lack of harvest, then if we are harvesting Federal land, shouldn't that stay for domestic use?

Well, unfortunately, the fees are under seal and the public can't get to that amount.

If we would prevail in a case, yes, we seek our attorneys fees if it turns out the government was wrong.

We need to keep working and help manage our forests for all the reasons we have talked about: environmental, health and safety, watershed protection, keep jobs--what few jobs we do have, hang on to them.

Remove the Federal protections because the management plan for the State lands is based on those Federal protections being in place on those Federal lands.

From what I have learned, the habitat conservation plan that allows the States to manage their lands for placing a priority on timber production.