ACF commentary

[Joseph Zorzin]

BOBNDWOODS wrote:
> 
> In article <34A7783C.36F9 at forestmeister.com>, Joseph Zorzin
> <redoak at forestmeister.com> writes:
> 
> >I've held for years that if the entire public sector forestry community of
> >parasites (service foresters, extension foresters, SIP foresters, etc.)
> >didn't exist for the past 20 years, it wouldn't have made ANY difference in
> >my state of Mass.
> 
> Joe, that's hardly a significant representation of burrocratic forestry
> contributions.  Not knocking your fair State of Mass., but it is a wee little
> place in the whole forestry scheme of things.  What's the entire staffing level
> of your State Forestry Agency?  At one time I think the Alabama Forestry
> Commission numbered around 500-600 employees.
> 

Agreed, but to me, it's the universe I live in. <G>