Re: [Paddlewise] Bamfield or Bust

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:03:50 -0700
Doug Lloyd <dougl_at_islandnet.com> wrote:

>>Out of film, with no real possibility of good exposure anyway, I had to
settle on etching the picture into my memory banks. And by the time I
reached the SW tip of Folger where the sea lion cave echoes the
never-ending bark of beast and smashing of breakers, visibility was all
but gone. [snip] I had wanted to camp overnight, bivouac style, or
at least hug a few trees, as the island is due to be logged soon. A true
travesty; too bad.>>

Folger Island is to be logged?  Is someone nuts?  The harvest will yield only a
little quality wood, and a lot of very gnarled fiber.

Outrageous!!  Who would defile a scenic monument like Folger for a few thousand
dollars of pulpwood?

Doug, is this really true?

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR

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