The Lane County Commissioners are responsible for many land use issues and in these times of human population growth, global warming, mass species extinction, how we care for our forests and farm lands can make or break our abilities to survive and thrive through what is going to be potentially the most difficult times in history for humanity.  Read the latest book of essays by Richard Heinberg titled: "Afterburn"  Here is an excerpt: "As this decade and this century wear on, average Americans will have fewer material goods and will be less mobile.  In a few years we will look back on late 20th century America as a time and place of advertising stoked consumption that was completely out of proportion to what Nature can sustainably provide.  I suspect we will think of those times with a combination of longing and regret- as a lost golden age of abundance, but also an era of foolishness and greed that put the entire world at risk."  Restoring our forests is key to local health.