Could Tariffs bring back the PNW Lumberjack ?

[red]

www.kuow.org yesterday had an article titled
Could Trump's Tariffs bring back the Pacific Northwest Lumberjack ? 

I would appreciate it if someone could Link the article

[doc henderson]

There are about a dozen articles regarding the Trump tariffs and are leaning negative (left) so take this article for what it is worth.  part of npr.

KUOW - Could Trump's tariffs bring back the Pacific Northwest lumberjack?

[doc henderson]

It is a very interesting article and fun video.  Thanks Red!

[Ron Wenrich]

think the article made a pretty good point on forest mgmt.  Instead of massive clearcuts that throws more wood on the market than mills can handle, a cut that would be comparable to mills in the area that would sustain both the forest and the lumber community.  When a mill depends on public lands for resources, it can be a boom or bust type of operation. 

I took a grad level course in resource planning about 55 yrs ago.  This was before widespread computer usage.  We were using punch cards and our lab calculators had 2 memories.  We were supposed to balance the cut with the production.  We didn't have all the variables that are present today & it was a 10 wk course.  I should have paid more attention.

If the govt could provide sufficient resources on a continual basis, then they could do better planning at the industry level.  The tariffs throws a bunch of other variables into the mix.  Will the tariffs lower demand for lumber in the US?   How much room is there to raise prices (equilibrium price point)?  How long will the tariffs last?  But the key is at the available resource level.