They applauded the order and waited for the Forest Service to call off the sale. AdvertisementThe president’s executive order “does not stop forestry activity,” Wade Muehlhof, a Forest Service spokesman, wrote in an email. Though there is no agreed-upon definition of mature or old-growth forests, there is scientific consensus on the importance of protecting older trees. AdvertisementBut to the timber industry, this is what the Northwest Forest Plan intended. “They really feel this is the right thing to do, and more than that, it’s what the Northwest Forest Plan called for,” Franklin said.

Source: Washington Post June 15, 2022 21:37 UTC