I hope with my whole heart that the timber industry succeeds in its vision.  I understand that the world’s population will continue to increase during my lifetime and there will continually be increased demand for housing.  I want the primary building material to be wood as opposed to concrete (how many mountains and hills have been leveled in the creation of concrete? Do people even understand how concrete is created?) or steel (creating deep and permanent pocks on the earth’s surface that can be seen from space) or composite materials that are not natural and create pollution when they are manufactured and when they decompose.  Lumber is the greenest building material available and the use of it helps us all (air, environment, and Oregon economy).