Howdy ya'll, my name is Timothy Gibbons and I am a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. The following home page and final essay are an assignment for my english course this semester, however, the topic which I have chosen is one which I feel very stongly about. It is the problem of the governments use of public land for the purpose of logging. I strongly encourage you to read my final essay on this topic. I hope you can learn something new. If you would like, feel free to send me any comments.
The United States National Forest system is made up of more than 191 million acres, or more than one quarter of forest land in the U.S. An extremely large portion of this land is deemed as public. These lands have been harvested for their lumber for many years. However it has not been until recently that both enviornmental and social groups have allow the public to see the damage being caused by the logging industry. I do not have a problem with the use of private land owners selling their property to the logging industry. The following is my stand on this issue:
The United States Forest Service should not allow the overuse of public lands for the purpose of logging because of environmental, as well as economic losses. The government should add new acts or inforce old ones to make the Forest Service adhere to the policies of multiple use and forest conservation.
I believe there are solutions to the problem of this uneconomic logging. It is just a matter of the public becoming better informed. Several organizations such as the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society are seeking to change the government's policy.
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