The Sac Bee would write articles about it.
The radicals were pantheists. It was a New Age thing. They believe spirits are in trees, rocks, etc. They think that "Nature" is sacred and must be preserved, however chaotic.
They believe, (and the Bee reported it; I was amazed) that it's preferable to lose a million acres of trees from fire caused by lightening than to lose an acre of trees from logging. Insane. We're talking "need to be lobotomized" insane.
Plus they had unlimited funding from ....... somewhere. Every time there was some commonsense solution to a problem (clearing dead trees and secondary growth), they would tie it up in federal court for so long that it became impractical.
The problem with California is ......... californians.
The problem with Oregon is ........ californians.
The problem with Washington ........
I lived in San Jose as a child from 76-85.
It was an awesome place to be a kid.
I wouldn’t go back to even visit now.
It’s a shame, it’s a beautiful state physically.
Washington is its own malignant brand of stupid.