While it is hard to follow up the cogent, reflective, and informed remarks offered by our esteemed Mr. Hall, I will try. 

The funny thing is that within most of the timber industry's efforts to track the economic forces that impact their ability to make a profit, arrearage gets scant mention. Instead the timber industry seems to be more concerned with the issues of changing global markets, exchange rates that favor Canadian, New Zealand, and other Pacific Rim log  exporters, changing technologies, mill consolidations and closures, and the impact of a changing environment. in the Pacific NW.  http://blog.forest2market.com/pacific-northwest-mill-closures-industry-adapts-to-survive

It has been tempting for some to blame all of our area's economic woes on arrearage, but as noted by Commissioner Peach, DNR has caught up with that problem. Now, Derek Kilmer has displayed leadership  working to facilitate collaboration between representatives of the timber industry and environmentalists.