I am a conservationist who fell in love with a logger 15 years ago. What opened my eyes was the company he worked for: Lone Rock. As I got to know him and heard what he did during his work day, I came to realize that not all loggers were rough and greedy men set out to destroy our forests for profit.
As I got to know his co-workers who worked for this tiny Douglas County company, I came to the realization that if logging companies were modeled after Lone Rock, conservationists like me would not have to risk our lives to save the trees. We would sleep better at night knowing loggers loved nature as much as we do. Lone Rock also taught me that in a similar manner to how I care for my garden — weed, trim and replant — the forest needs our help, too.
You might want to wait to sell the land because of future value, but Lone Rock is the future. Don’t let big-mouthed conservationists bully you into thinking forests don’t need people. Encourage companies like Lone Rock, don’t humiliate them because you will only create more division between conservationists and loggers. Lone Rock can bring sustainable ecologically sound logging into the next century.
Marisela Pena, Winchester
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