The California Division of Forestry had originally projected that 136m board-feet could be logged in the buffer zones over 10 years, but on Friday, February 26th, Pacific Lumber claimed that it required at least 200m board-feet for the project to be economically feasible.

ECONOMIST: The redwood forests

The agreement also allows Pacific Lumber to log an estimated 180m board-feet (425, 000 cubic metres) of redwood in the buffer zones.

ECONOMIST: The redwood forests