A woman from Los Angeles , who was a tree hugger and an
anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland, near
Grants Pass , OR . There was a large tree on one of the
highest points in the tract.
She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her
land so she started to climb the big tree. As she
neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that
attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid
down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in
her crotch.
In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest
doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist and
an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the
splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great
patience and then told her to go into the examining
room and he would see if he could help her. She satand waited three hours
before the doctor reappeared.
The angry woman demanded, 'What took you so long?'
He smiled and then told her, 'Well, I had to ge permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management
before I could remove old-growth timber from a
recreational area. I'm sorry, but they turned me
down.
