How many Forest Service euphemisms for 'logging'?

POSTED BY: SignyM
UPDATED: Saturday, March 4, 2006 16:43
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SIGNYM

Thursday, March 2, 2006 10:46 PM

I got this since I'm a member of PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility}. It's got some chuckles in it.

www.peer.org/docs/fs/fs_euphemisms.pdf

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SEVENPERCENT

Saturday, March 4, 2006 1:36 AM

I personally liked:

"Temporary wildlife opening"
"Temporary meadows"
"Vista enhancement"

and my all-time personal fave,
"Management caused vegetation change"

That's one that's almost Carlin-esque in its ironic humor (those of you not familiar with the routine, George Carlin once did a comic bit -that was only funny in that ironic way that life often is - about how 'shell shock' became PTSD through a change in euphemisms).

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DREAMTROVE

Saturday, March 4, 2006 4:43 PM

In case anyone has adobephobia, here's the contents of the file

U.S. Forest Service

Terminology = The Real Meaning
Mechanically treat = Log
Harvest = Log
Actively manage land = Log
Management-caused vegetation change = Logs
Sustainable forest management = Log
Working landscapes = Logged areas
Reduce forest fuels = Log
Sanitation thinning = Log young and old trees on same site
Rehabilitate a forest = Log
Forest restoration = Log
Treat = Log (and apply herbicides)
Thin = Log (smaller trees)
Even-aged forest = Log everything, i.e., Clearcut
Minimum green tree retention units = Clearcut
Timber type conversion = Clearcut
Temporary wildlife opening = Clearcut
Visual diversity area = Clearcut
Provide a deeper view into the forest = Clearcut
Vista enhancement = Clearcut
Enhanced grove of trees = Clearcut
Regeneration harvest = Clearcut
Patch cut = Clearcut
Group-selection harvest = Small clearcuts
Temporary meadows = Clearcut
Birthing scene = Clearcut
Decadent trees = Old-growth trees
Linear wildlife opening = Logging road
Cross-country ski trail enhancement = Logging road
Wildlife travel corridor = Logging road
Prescription = Selecting and marking trees for logging
Unmanaged land = Public land not yet logged

Source: Dick Artley, USFS retired and active member of PEER. For more about your tax dollars at work on your public lands, visit the PEER website at www.peer.org