Sustainability of Logging in the US?

Trees used in products (http://www.ehow.com/about_5438865_products-made-tr... purchased within the U.S. come from numerous sources. The question you asked is if U.S. forests/Oregon is being harvested in a sustainable manner? The answer would be better than the places we import our products from. The problem with seeing a forest as property whether it is my forest, on my three acres or Oregon’s forest is the impact and benefits are global. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSKSZlUYtnc) My answer then is that Oregon’s timber industry may be sustainable but Oregon’s timber use is unsustainable. Just imagine the amount of paper products we use to wash our hands on a daily basis. (http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_pa...

It depends. It depends on the area you're in as well as how you define "sustainable", but I think we're there - or close to it. Most areas that are logged are replanted, a lot of logging comes from tree farms or secondary growth. Of course if you ask greenpeace they would disagree. Given the current economic slowdown, and the shift away from paper, the current pressure to cut timber is way down. There are more loggers out there looking for work then there are cutting trees.