1. And the commercial logging that does occur will be overseen by the state. 2. But Bennett said Stone has no intention of turning the partnership into a way for his company to resurrect large-scale commercial logging, at least not in Arizona. 3. Cease commercial logging. 4. Conservation Law wants the plan to downgrade commercial logging as a priority and increase protections of woods, wildlife, and recreation. 5. Had the tribe not thinned Cottonwood Ridge - work that included commercial logging - Pinetop-Lakeside almost certainly would be in grave jeopardy today. 6. In the Rockies, commercial logging is rare, largely because low rainfall, high altitudes and cold weather slow the growth of trees. 7. Steve Bennett, regional manager of Stone Forest Industry, said the days of large-scale commercial logging are gone in Arizona. 8. Tenney called the initiative just another way for preservationists to lock up the forests and prevent commercial logging. 9. The fires are not as widespread as they are in Indonesia, where smoke has spread to neighboring nations, nor is commercial logging the main culprit. 10. At least one environmental group interpreted the memo as a go-ahead to the logging industry to begin commercial logging and road construction in the national forests. |
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