About 20 persons spent two hours Thursday morning protesting the sale of the “old growth” Moose Matrix by the U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District.
“We’re just trying to get the word out that it’s not okay to log old-growth forests like the Moose Timber Sale,” a Eugene man identifying himself only as Mike said. He also wanted to raise awareness about President Bush’s “fire plan,” which was before Congress Thursday. “It’s calling for…