Commercial timber interests have their eyes on the 100-year-old cherry stands.
The timber interests and their political patrons have reacted in fury.
Now the timber interests are champing at the bit to see who gets the last tree.
Foresters, environmentalists and commercial timber interests have been eagerly awaiting a scientific reading of the problem.
The pine tree in the foreground refers to Idaho's immense timber interests.
They were too busy fighting timber interests and ruthless farmers, etc.
The only obvious beneficiary would be the timber interests and others who use the forests for commercial purposes.
The Administration spent more than a year consulting with environmental groups, timber interests, state and local officials, economists and scientists.
The cut is too much for some environmentalists and far too little for the timber interests.
Violence has also been directed against timber interests recently.