Why does the US Forest Service talk about 'sustainable timber harvesting' and then do everything in their power to 'get out the cut' for large timber corporations?
The USFS has become a bureaucracy that has a very cozy relationship with the big lumber giants. Originally, USFS was created by congress to promote conservation and sustainable forestry practices on public lands, at a time when private lands were being stripped of trees. Today the Forest Service is no longer acting in the best interest of the American public, or the environment.
Now environmentally sensible Forest Service employees are speaking out. Founded by Jeff DeBonis, a former USFS timber sale planner on the Willamette National Forest, AFSEEE is a new organization dedicated to a complete overhaul of the Forest Service. (AFSEEE stands for the Association of Forest Service Employees For Environmental Ethics) If you are a USFS employee, or former employee, your support is especially needed, as this group attempts to make meaningful changes from within the USFS. Support from all environmentalists is welcome too:
