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There are many one-sided anti-logging articles being written, and it is the goal of this author to present fully the other side of the issue which is generally being ignored. Living in the Pacific Northwest, where there is no foreseeable shortage of timber anywhere in the future, I have seen all kinds of logging jobs from both the past and present, conducted by both individuals and private corporations, as well as government timber sales, and state timber sales. I have seen it all folks.

Most articles I read about anti-logging stances, are by people who live in cities, and probably have never seen a real forest in person. They think they understand the large picture, and arrogantly claim cutting timber is bad. They cry about the non-renewable resources being used, but when we have renewable resources such as Timber, and Hydro power, they want the dams removed, and the harvesting to stop. I submit that conservation is but a conspiracy against civilization itself, and I will present my evidences, observations, and any proof available to argue my case.

My first topic I will address, is that logging will eventually lead to the destruction of our forests. Folks, this will never happen. People have this idea that any commercially exploited resource will eventually be driven into extinction and beyond. The problem with this theory is that no industry would allow itself to kill the golden goose. We eat millions of pounds of beef every day, yet there are no shortages of cattle. I hear that Montana citizens are outnumbered like 20 to 1 by cattle. The cattle ranchers are not going to allow all the cattle to be slain and sold, because it would cost them too much money, and their livelihood. So, as a result, the cattle population is kept quite high. You can look at every commercially exploited resource, whether it is livestock, or crops, or anything else, you will see that many such things once were close to extinction, but because of a commercial interest in them, entrepreneurs and hard working men and women increased the populations of the species to ensure commercial viability.

On the other hand, look at endangered species. While commonly traded animals and plants have huge populations, endangered species which are supposedly protected, do not enjoy the same prosperity. Instead, there is no economic incentive for people to breed endangered species. Why go through the trouble and expense to raise something you cannot earn a return on? As a result, only government agencies,

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