Glut of logs, no one to clear them

ONE of the advantages of the internet is that it can provide you with a view into news and events from around the world.

I recently read a story from the western United States that looks at the impact that the infestation of forests by pine beetles has had on the market.

The US Forest Service is keen to clear dead trees so that the risk of fire is reduced, but the problem is that there is no one willing to buy the timber..

The number of loggers has fallen and so has the number of mills able to transform the excess wood into products.

So although the dead trees need to be removed there isn’t an industry capable of doing the job.