After the first few years of the 100-year plan to clearcut 50 to 60 percent of SPI's land, the company will probably taper off from clearcutting 12,000 to 14,000 acres per year, Thomaschefsky said. We think in 50 to 100 years people will be glad we did. Then again, maybe not. SPI clearcuts extensively on its own lands and has been cited for theft of timber from federal lands. The opposition does not stop there.
Environmentalists are up in arms, and some even in trees or tractors.
We're concerned because it's a major shift in logging practices. But we also will work with the landowner to make sure that the impacts will be minimized and that the environmental resources will be adequately protected. Each logging interest must submit a plan to the state to find out whether any changes must be made to comply with the law. Kyle Haines at Klamath Forest Alliance is not convinced. We think that logging could be done sensibly, it's just large industry continues to look for loopholes and they also lobby congresspeople to weaken the standards.