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The old forest and trail system at what used to be Potlatch State Park
(the State Park does not own this land anymore)
Roughly the area that was logged is in red and the black may have been logged too, but
It is hard to tell how far back the logging goes. The streets are where tribal housing
is going to be built. The blue pushpin was one of my best mushroom hunting spots |
I'm so sad and angry at the same time. Some of my favorite second growth trees have been cut down and one of my best mushroom hunting spots is now gone. The forest and trail system next to Potlatch State Park, is gone forever. They logged it all the way down to within 20 feet of the road and 40 feet of the Hood Canal. Why is that legal to log nearly to the edge of the southern Hood Canal, with all of its oxygen problems?
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These woods are now gone forever
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| My oldest daughter crawling under the brush and trees (that are now gone) to collect Chanterelles |
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| This Chanterelle mycelium will never fruit again, with its host tree gone |
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| We did not pick this edible and rare "hawks wing" mushroom because it was so pretty |
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| This deadly but beautiful aminita will never fruit again with its host tree gone |
I'm so glad that we made it out there this year before they destroyed it. Keep enjoying what is left of nature, before it is all gone.
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| White ones are Mason's Favorite? |
Maybe we ought to ask Congressman Norm Dicks to take a look at that logging site. He seems to care about the Canal, although not about us air-breathers. He might be a little miffed that they are logging almost to the beach.. that's going to create some new problems for that area of the canal, especially given the rain coming down right now..
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sure it's all been "mitigated". MITIGATION IS A DIRTY WORD! I suppose they will come up with the usual BS excuses such as butt rot (i.e., dyers polypore mushroom) or the trees were going to fall on someone. Or maybe they will use the silliest excuse of all, that they cut the trees to prevent landslides.
ReplyDeleteThey laid down a bunch of straw to keep dirt of of the canal so I'm sure it's all OK and good for the planet.
I guess my kids can tell their kids about the beautiful woods and the wonderful mushroom hunting that used to be. Just like my grandparents tell me about..