[Vision2020] HR 3855

[Mark Solomon]

Phil,

Here's a link to a satellite image of the 
Floodwood State "Forest", fifty scant air miles 
from Moscow. Forest is in quotes because as is 
seen in the image: there are no trees. And don't 
even think about trying the line "the trees are 
regenerating/replanting and just aren't visible 
yet". A tree farm is not a forest.

Oh yeah.. the ground just to the west that has 
also been hammered is Potlatch land. All used to 
be part of the public domain.

http://maps.google.com/?t=h&ll=46.916503,-115.922241&spn=0.118428,0.225563&t=h

This next link is a closeup of the remains of the 
"Land Board State Park" in the middle of the 
Floodwood. Once a sanctuary of ancient cedars it 
is now a doomed island in a clearcut sea.

http://maps.google.com/?t=h&ll=46.902255,-115.899067&spn=0.007404,0.014098&t=h

Mark Solomon

At 7:49 PM -0800 1/7/06, Phil Nisbet wrote:
>Don
>
>Can you sing?  I am thinking of a Ren and Stimpy tune that my boys taught me.
>
>The IDL has managed less than 10% of the public 
>lands in the state of Idaho and you make the BS 
>claim that IDL is responsible for the most 
>egerious errors in Land Management?   Care to 
>back up your claim with anything other than hot 
>air?
>
>Phil Nisbet
>
>>From: Don Coombs <mushroom at moscow.com>
>>Reply-To: mushroom at moscow.com
>>To: "'Moscow Vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] HR 3855
>>Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:25:45 -0800
>>
>>
>>
>>Tom Hansen wrote:
>>  I am all in favor of keeping public lands public.
>>>
>>>Once these forest lands are auctioned off to private interests, a mortal
>>>person's imagination will not even be able to conceive the size of the next
>>>WalMart Super Center in Idaho.
>>>
>>>I strongly support Idaho BLM acquiring these lands.  The lands will remain
>>>environmentally managed and Idaho realizes revenue in the process.
>>
>>I assume you mean IDL (Idaho Department of 
>>Lands) rather than Idaho BLM. (The Bureau of 
>>Land Management is, of course, a federal 
>>agency.)
>>
>>Under IDL, the lands will not exactly be 
>>environmentally managed. The state consitution 
>>requires IDL to manage with only timber revenue 
>>in mind, and yes, that revenue does go to 
>>schools. But there is a huge difference between 
>>managing for multi-use (including recreation) 
>>and just cutting everything cuttable.
>>
>>Some of the most egregious land management in 
>>the past century is a result of IDL decisions.
>>
>>Don Coombs
>>
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