If we save the old growth we have, then "They" (whoever "they" are, will come). If it turns out that Spotted Owls can survive, great; if one of the winners is Barred Owl, then, even though I feel badly for the Spotted Owls, fragmentation may have already become too great for their recovery. I worry about other species that require old growth that are heading for endangerment also--like Marbled Murrelets.
I, for one, would like to see a complete moratorium on ALL harvesting of old [ancient?] growth. I can always hope! [As an aside; I am a woodworker who would like to see old used wood recycled, rather than old growth cut down].

Christine Southwick
N Seattle/ Shoreline
clsouthwick at comcast.net


On Mon, 7 May 2007 vogelfreund at comcast.net wrote:

> As for me, I'm more interested in preserving old growth habitat, than any single species within it. If the Northern Spotted Owl disappears (Heaven forbid!), then maybe we could save their habitat as a Big Foot reserve, for example.
>
> Phil Hotlen
> Bellingham, WA
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