The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks, and the Pacific Northwest

Contents

conTenTs Preface, 2010: Twilight Town 11 Introduction: The Last Corner 18 1 The Cutter 30 2 The Biologist 52 3 The Opening in the Trees 66 4 The Owl 79 5 The Town 94 6 The Guru 106 7 The Industry 126 8 The Truckers 144 9 The Environmentalist 159 10 Nobody to Blame 174 11 The Forester 191 12 The Candidate 204 13 A Name for the Trees 223 14 Refusing to Lose 239 15 The Empty Mill 252 16 Sanctuary, I 265 17 Sanctuary, II 284 18 Epilogue: The Final Forest 301 Afterword, 2010 312 Acknowledgments 323 Index 324 Mt. Olympus Victoria Olympia Forks Kalaloch Beaver Sappho Pysht La Push Neah Bay Sequim Chehalis W i l l a p a B a y WA S H I N G T O N Vancouver Island P a c i f i c O c e a n C A NA DA U N I T E D S TAT E S Grays Harbor QUINAULT INDIAN RESERVATION MAKAH INDIAN RESERVATION (CLEARWATER BLOCK) BERT COLE STATE FOREST S t r a i t o f J u a n d e F u c a 0 15 mi OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK R i v e r Designates areas where old growth forest still exists Olympic National Park Olympic National Forest Mt. Olympus Victoria Everett Tacoma Olympia Seattle Bellingham Bremerton Forks La Push Neah Bay Sequim O R E G O N WA S H I N G T O N Vancouver Island P a c i f i c O c e a n C A NA DA U N I T E D S TAT E S Riv e r C h e h a l i s River W i l l a p a B a y Grays Harbor Lake Crescent 0 15 mi C o l u m bia S t r a i t o f J u a n d e F u c a OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK Olympic National Park Olympic National Forest 101 101 101 12 5 5 109 ...