Sean C. Morgan
The sound of running water in Soda Fork Creek, 25 miles east of Sweet Home, is punctuated by the revving of a diesel engine, cutting through the quiet of a summer afternoon in the Willamette National Forest.
Suddenly, a tall Douglas fir tree descends from the west bank of the creek and crashes into the water. Up and down the stream, other freshly cut trees lie in similar fashion in the stream…