In bemoaning environmental "activists" and their poorly conceived legislative effort to reform the Forest Practice Act (FPA), the author reveals herself to be a timber industry "activist". She preaches "forestry" and "science", but that's not what governs most of Oregon's timber harvesting. 

80% of the annual logging in Oregon entails huge clearcuts which are typically burned, then poisoned to sterilize the site for Doug-fir seedlings to be planted in crowded rows. The FPA does not regulate the rate of clear cutting, allowing entire watersheds to be systematically over cut. By definition, this practice is not "forestry" or "science". Distinguished forest scientist Dr. Jerry Franklin calls it "forest termination".

Propaganda attempting to pass off industrial clearcut logging as "forestry" can be easily seen for what it is by viewing Google satellite imagery. Zoom in to see lots of cutover streams and erosion. Pictures are more believable than words!