Throughout the excitement of the back and forth over the timber sale on Yellowwood State Forest I’m afraid we may have looked over one major thing: common sense. So, for the sake of fun, let’s list a few common sense things when it comes to forests and forest management. Trees are made of wood, and we make many great products from wood — things like houses, wooden furniture, and best of all, toiletries we use every day. In the woods, if you cut a tree down, another will grow in its spot. The best way to prevent that from happening is to put a building or pond where the tree used to be. Living next to a dentist’s office doesn’t make you a dentist. Same goes for the forest and being a forest professional.