There has always been a lot of scope for development of our forestry industries in this country, but we have done little with our awesome potential. Much of the machinery used in the industry is imported from lower population Scandinavia. From the early 1970's on we have been cutting our research investments to the point where not a lot is happening. There is a lot of exciting hi-tech materials research that can really expand markets. Meanwhile, the business of just producing logs can be done more cheaply elsewhere.