Thomas McClintock actually said...

"As time passes, the value of this dead timber declines, until after a year or so it becomes unsalvageable."

"What he didn't explain was that process takes a year or more, and by the time the normal environmental review of salvage operations has been completed, a year from now, what was once forestland will h..."

"The situation is particularly urgent because of the early infestation of bark beetles, which have already been observed attacking the dead trees."

"It is estimated that up to 1 billion board feet of fire-killed timber can still be salvaged out of the forests that have been devastated by the Yosemite Rim Fire, but it requires immediate action."