Hopefully, the year-plus election season will soon end with some return to reason and judgment.
This applies to public timber management issues locally.
Rather than argue over inventory statistics (arrearage), perhaps forestry science can interest the public by providing more money, better wood and less environmental harm.
How? Grow trees until their average total growth over their lifespan begins to slow — not sooner or later.
Ask your candidates why they would oppose this fact and forest agencies to explain contrary policies.
Ron Richards for county commissioner obviously has less conflict of interest here than his opponent, Randy Johnson.
Jack Markley,
Port Angeles
Markley is a retired forester and wood technologist.