Activist sits in tree to prevent timber cut.Byline: The Register-Guard At least one tree-sitter, possibly more, tried to block logging Wednesday in the Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of Oregon, US.[1] It contains 1,675,407 acres (2,618 mi², 6,780 km²) making it one of the largest national forests. . The Berry Patch timber sale, in the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest east of Lowell, has drawn the attention of activists because 400-year-old trees are being cut, said James Johnston James Johnston may refer to:
Johnston said he spent about three hours at the site and saw loggers felling trees around one tree-sitter in a Douglas fir Douglas fir: see pine. Douglas fir Any of about six species of coniferous evergreen timber trees (see conifer) that make up the genus Pseudotsuga, in the pine family, native to western North America and eastern Asia. . He believed there were other tree-sitters at the site. D.R. Johnson Lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to Co. of Riddle riddle, puzzling question, specifically one that consists of a fanciful description or definition of something to be guessed. A famous riddle was asked by the Sphinx: "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, on three at night?" Oedipus guessed the has the contract to log the area, Willamette National Forest Service spokeswoman Patti Rodgers said. The contract dates to 1996, and about three-quarters of the site was logged in 1997 and 1998, she said. Prices for old growth timber dropped and the company sought market-condition contract extensions from the Forest Service to delay cutting, she said. The company must log the rest of the site this year or risk losing the contract, she said. Rodgers didn't know the extent of the sale nor how many trees would be cut. No law enforcement officers had been sent to the area, she said. No one familiar with the Berry Patch contract at D.R. Johnson Lumber Co. was available for immediate comment. |
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