[pct-l] Logging this summer in southern Washington

[rogercar@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Roger Carpenter)]

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Read this article about a timber sale the Washington State Dept. of Natural=
 Resources is doing this summer along the PCT right next to Three Corner Ro=
ck, just north of the Columbia River.  http://www.columbian.com/03072003/cl=
ark_co/17847.html

"During logging, trees will be felled away from the trail where possible, a=
nd logging near the trail will be suspended from Aug. 1 through Labor Day, =
which is prime hiking season. At other times, warning signs will be posted =
to warn hikers of active logging. "  Supposedly they will only be thinning =
and not clear-cutting.  But the article states they will dragging logs acro=
ss the trail and possibly cutting trees right up to the trail.  Ouch!  Remi=
nds me of Section O in California!

The DNR is accepting comments through today only.  Comments on the Upper Si=
bley thinning timber sale will be accepted through Tuesday and should be ma=
iled to Ray Lasmanis, Washington Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box =
280, Castle Rock, WA 98611-0280. The telephone number is 360-577-2025.  If =
you can, please call in your comments today!

For thru-hikers, you may want to consider this if you are contemplating a d=
etour along the highway to Panther Creek.  That would enable you to bypass =
the area entirely.
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