What better example of American folklore then the tales of Paul Bunyan, the Giant Lumberjack. Nothing ever got in the way of him or Babe his Blue Ox companion. Paul Bunyan’s giant ax never left his hand and he loved to harvest timber.
Though Paul Bunyan is a fictional character, his loyalty to the lumber industry is felt by all lumberjacks. Whether chopping down trees, transporting wood or running sawmills, the work required by the lumber industry is not easy.
Now lumberjacks are facing a different challenge — a fading industry. The Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, U.S. Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal and state restrictions are jeopardizing an industry critical to America’s past and future.
“This is just another example of an industry being destroyed by the environmental agenda of the federal government,” says Bill Wilson, president of Americans for Limited Government (ALG).
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