Quotes by Sloan Shoemaker

“That keeps the wildlife values more intact.”

“They use terms like outbreak and epidemic, a value-laden term that carries the implication that it (the beetle spread) shouldnt be happening, and we should be rid of it, when in fact, its a natural process that the forest is not only adapted to, but needs in order to maintain itself through time.”

“I would hope that Gov. (Bill) Owens would speak out strongly that this administration should not be pre-empting the states prerogative. How duplicitous this administration is.”