Reprinted from Eco-Logic

Dear editor,
Mr. Horgan [Restoration or Incineration] knows nothing about the Sequoia National Forest, knows nothing about ecology or forest management, and as far as I have been able to tell, there is no such group as "Stewards of the Sequoia." Mr. Horgan is a crackpot dirt bike enthusiast who has been around here for less than a year. The local people regard him as a joke.

He is from Connecticut and knows nothing about Western Forests. He has posted this same article on at least six other web sites. It is so full of misinformation, and is so ridiculous in nature that I am surprised that you would demean yourselves by publishing it. You ought to do a better job of checking people out to make sure that they are who they say they are, and that they have their facts straight.

Archie Logsdon
Lake Isabella, CA

Well, Archie, we've checked you out. Many of our readers - especially those in red states - would consider you to be a crackpot after reading your poem "LodgepolePine," in which you instruct your survivors to give your ears to a coyote, your eyes to a trout, and your nose to a bear.

We note that you are a member of Sequoia Forest Keepers whose goal is to end logging in National Forests. This puts you right up there with the other crackpots who prefer to see the forests burn than to allow a tree to be cut.

Chris Horgan's contributions do not demean our publication. You can be sure that our publication will never be demeaned by the tripe you write.

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