Interesting that Travis went from DeFazio rep to American Forest Resource council but somehow that doesn't surprise me.

However the conspiracy of optimism which Industry uses to shift awareness away from connecting the dots of the consequences of past management just doesn't work anymore. The consequences are just too big to ignore. 

Consider that 50 years ago the Timber Industry (all sectors) contributed almost 30 % of the jobs in the state, today it's about 5%.

Consider all the tree years of growth that are trashed when clear cutting which is the direct inherence of future generations?

Consider the mass wasting (waste) that following the Industrial paradigm at every stage from harvesting, processing through finished products, not to mention spraying herbicides. 

Consider there are NO timber based thriving communities anywhere. And that the same  organization which employs Travis encourages the exportation of logs and jobs overseas. 

Then determine if he's a good ancestor.