Letter to the editor: Johnson seeks write-in support

Please support me on the ballot March 4 as a write in candidate (3-year) to serve as Lawrence Memorial Library Trustee.

People who are anti-timber always refer to forest devastation or destruction, since they want to stop harvesting. They rarely mention the vital growth that occurs after a harvest, the creation of important habitat, and hiking trails.

I’m writing to express my dismay at the misinformation again being spread about the Telephone Gap timber project. Timber harvesting on the Green Mountain National Forest is good for Vermont and the environment.

As one of the owners of a lumber mill in Bristol, I certainly have an interest in the harvest and the overall principles at stake. I also have a daughter, for whom I care deeply, and wish for her future a livable world.

I would like to add my perspective to recent letters published in the Addison Independent that disparages timber harvesting in Vermont, claiming it negatively affects climate change.