Spotted Owls: They’re Baaack!!!

A new plan for recovery of the Northern Spotted Owl is under development.Twenty years ago the Northern Spotted Owl became the symbol of the forest wars in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Now, as the Great Recession hits former timber towns that have never recovered from the demise of sustained yield forest management on federal forestlands, federal bureaucrats have released a "Recovery Plan" for the owl.

Like everything else regarding the Spotted Owl, the new plan is cloaked in science, although some critics say the science is shaky at best. 

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