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To: abuelita who wrote (9161)	10/20/2010 5:09:59 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16955

Thanks for the info. I used to sail up north from the San Juans and spend three weeks every year on vacation on my sailboat up in Desolation Sound and points north of that area on the inside passage almost to the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Did that for over fifteen years and was stunned by the scope of clear cutting. Last time up there on the boat was in the late 1990's. Very glad to hear they cut down the size of those cuts. I hate to see the original "old growth" get cut though.

To: abuelita who wrote (9161)	10/21/2010 12:14:22 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16955

OT: I don't think most people object to cutting second growth lumber or even first growth as long as it's done reasonably. The checkerboard cutting probably works reasonably well. Cutting old growth redwood though... ugh. In California old growth Cedar is pretty much gone too now. Like I always tell my hippie friends in Humboldt though, we all live in wood frame homes. It's not the loggers fault. I think we all want that luxury. It's the 90,000 sq ft homes that are the problem. I like to preserve too. Restoring my turn of the century craftsman now. Stripping paint off the original doors which are "wide grain fir" (actually a type of pine). I just read an article in a local newspaper that pointed out the wood used in Craftsman homes. The type in mine is all gone. There is none left so it's going to enhance the value of my home. All my furniture is antique too. Slowly appreciating in value. I found my antique iron bed in a creek behind a house I lived in 30 years ago! I'm going to use my old concrete, by flipping over the broken pieces and then staining it. Using as stepping stones. Looks pretty good that way with a little sculpting.