Logging takes cut of 'Stub' park

Ads for L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park show a veritable paradise of towering Douglas firs, breathtaking Coast Range views and trails snaking in every direction.

But they skip one thing: the logging operation under way inside Oregon's newest full-service state park.

Had negotiations gone more smoothly between state parks officials and land baron Jim Smejkal, hikers on nearby trails might be contemplating the warble of a songbird instead of the buzz of a chain saw.

Instead, Smejkal, 73, of Banks got tired of waiting for the state to come up with what he considered a satisfactory land swap or, failing that, cold, hard cash.

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This is the mentality of what we're dealing with all over the world.

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"Time will tell if they're going to come up with the money or not," Smejkal said. "Or if I'm going to keep logging."

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