Forks, Wa was once known as the forestry capital of the United States. Like a lot of environmental businesses there was a boom era and a bust era. It's always sad to see how something people depend on can be gone in an instant. Even though Forks doesn't log nearly as much as they used to, the industry is still very evident. It's sad not to see the old growth forests anymore and the lack of biodiversity that comes with the logging of such forests. However, it is nice to see the quickness of the replanting taking place, and in some places very responsible selective cutting taking place instead of the most economical and most environmentally devastating type of cut, a clear cut.
Here are just a few photos I took of the logging in the area and how different the landscapes can be in such a lively, wet place.
reduce, reuse, recycle.... be responsible
-brad
10 year forest
35 year forest
protected forest in the Olympic National Park
