Last Friday (Jan 6) some friends and I took a hike to Fall Creek, where we
encountered a logging operation happening in the hills. This, I believe,
is the sale that was bought by Silver Creek Timber Company on November
2nd, 2005 (note, Silver Creek is the same company that's been reaping the
benefits of the Biscuit Fire). If this is correct, this sale is 4.22
million board feet, or about 500 logging trucks full of trees.
In terms of what we saw, there were two or three logging trucks (just pickups, as of
last Friday, they're not yarding yet), and "fellers" in what seemed to be
two locations up the hill. There was also one law enforcement officer, who allowed us
to enter into Bedrock Campground across the river. We hiked up the
rocks and got some video footage of the mountainside and watched some of
the trees fall. This is definitely not roadside salvage -- they're cutting
well up the hill, in areas with burned trees. This is why I draw the conclusion that this is
the Silver Creek sale. If anyone has more information about what's going
on in Fall Creek, or would be interested in investigating, I'd be good to
have more information out there. Forests should not fall in silence; let's
find out what's going on.
A protest was held when the Auction for logging rights to the fall creek burn. there is an article on this at Cascadia rising's website:  http://cascadiarising.org/or/2005/10/844.shtml
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This is a more recent "salvage" logging timber sale.