I live in north Idaho. We are living through our third summer in a row of unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke from California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Those areas sure as hell are not run by conservatives!
Secretary Zinke is spot on in his statements. Trees are a crop and should be managed as such. Certain areas of ancient forest could be set aside for preservation for the environmentalist pearl clutchers. The rest should be harvested every 20-40 years depending on tree species. Selective harvesting keeps the trees healthy and more resistant to fires and produces better quality lumber for building.
Your singing my tune.
They already have enough “old growth” set aside for their lala land. Matter of fact, most of these fine handed SOBs havent even seen an old growth forest since they inhabit the concrete jungles and never come out.
We were soon going to visit some friends in Idaho when they told us to hold off till the air clears. There are fires in Idaho also.