When I first arrived in the Pacific Northwest 23 years ago, I was surprised by the extent of tree harvesting that was going on. Unless specifically protected, most of the forests are open to harvesting.
These images were created on a ‘clear-cut’ that occurred approximately five to ten years ago. I estimated the age from the height of the tallest new Douglas fir and lodgepole pine trees that are repopulating the area. The trees grow from 12″ to 24″ inches annually.
Capitol State Forest is an area of 95,000 acres, of which 41 acres are protected from logging. It has no old-growth forest areas but does have areas of legacy forest, which are forests that have not been logged for the past 100 years. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgMy1GMfLM&t=1s
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
The Legacy Forest Defense Coalition is now working to change logging practices in the region to protect the remaining legacy forest parcels, which cover approximately 95,000 acres (https://www.wlfdc.org/capitol-state-forest).
These images were captured using the Pentax 645 and a 150mm (equivalent to 90mm) lens. I developed the film with Cinestill’s C-41 developer. I scanned the negatives with the Epson V850 using Epson software.
Steven Lawrence Pictures 
Nice to have used the Pentax. It being its own protected species. We have woodland at the back of our house that was ‘attacked’ by someone wanting to build a caravan park on the site. Luckily, after only a few trees were felled, concerned villagers stopped the process in a heartbeat. That was a few decades ago now. The area was not one for logging and old deciduous ancient trees existed amongst the old evergreen pines. Lovely photographs attached to thought provoking words as per usual Steven. Thank you.
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