I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will sprout branches and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Every kind of bird will live beneath it, every winged creature rest in the shade of its branches. Old growth performs more vital ecological functions and must be saved. The reduction in employment over the past decade or so has occurred because past levels of logging could not be sustained.
Environmental regulations save jobs and create jobs.
Although the Pacific Northwest forests don't have the same diversity of life as the rainforests, they are equally valuable for their individual tree size. The loss of salmon causes job losses in the salmon fishing industry, processing gear, recreation and tourism. Salvage logging is a commercial logging operation that harvests forest stands which have been affected by fire, disease, insects or blown down trees. It also allows a significant removal of living trees, in addition to dead or weakened trees. Salvage logging is damaging to forest soils, streams, wildlife, fisheries, and natural patterns of forest growth.