Forest workers deserve a voice in decisions about public lands

Zack Porter’s recent commentary for VTDigger, in which he said that Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources is threatening democratic ideals, omitted some inconvenient facts.First, Porter implies that the only people with a right to weigh in on management of Vermont’s state forests are those who use them for “s’mores, skis and summer hikes.” He doesn’t mention that many people in Vermont derive their livelihood from harvesting and manufacturing wood produ