Forest Practices Act is about profiting | Letter

The state Forest Practices Act is not about conservation, it is about profiting from a commodity called trees, which have a very slow maturity. Landowners and the state Department of Revenue profit, but the revenue is a once-in-a-generation thing.

May 3, 2016 6:43 pm

Editor,

Thank you for your discussion of Island County logging.

County Code ICC 17.04A.020 leaves the real decision on logging up to the state (84.33 and 84.34 RCW).

The state Forest Practices Act is not about conservation, it is about profiting from a commodity called trees, which have a very slow maturity. Landowners and the state Department of Revenue profit, but the revenue is a once-in-a-generation thing.

Whidbey Audubon Society continues to advocate for wildlife corridors, forest protection and least impactful development. It is our mission to preserve habitat for wildlife on Whidbey Island.

Susan Bennett

Whidbey Audubon Society

Freeland